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烦恼

fán nǎo · fan nao

Traditional 煩惱

HSK 7–9Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to be worried
  2. to be distressed
  3. worries
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In a conversation

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My biggest worry

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)叹气(tànqì)了(le)？有(yǒu)什么(shénme)烦恼(fánnǎo)吗(ma)？

    Why are you sighing? Do you have a worry?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)烦恼(fánnǎo)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    I have too many worries.

  3. Liangliang

    说来(shuōlái)听听(tīngtīng)。

    Tell me about them.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不知道(bùzhīdào)中午(zhōngwǔ)吃(chī)包子(bāozi)还是(háishi)吃(chī)馒头(mántou)。

    I do not know whether to eat meat buns or plain buns for lunch.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)也(yě)是(shì)烦恼(fánnǎo)？

    This is a worry too?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)烦恼(fánnǎo)。

    Yes. This is my biggest worry today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)的(de)烦(fán)恼(nǎo)是(shì)由(yóu)一(yí)件(jiàn)琐(suǒ)碎(suì)的(de)事(shì)而(ér)起(qǐ)的(de)。

Their trouble stems from a trifling matter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

别(bié)为(wèi)这(zhè)点(diǎn)小(xiǎo)事(shì)烦(fán)恼(nǎo)，一(yí)切(qiè)都(dōu)会(huì)好(hǎo)起(qǐ)来(lái)的(de)。

Don't worry about such a small thing; everything will get better.

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