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苦恼

kǔ nǎo · ku nao

Traditional 苦惱

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. vexed
  2. distressed
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Too many choices

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)最近(zuìjìn)很(hěn)苦恼(kǔnǎo)。

    I have been troubled lately.

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    What happened?

  3. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)周末(zhōumò)，爬山(páshān)和(hé)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)，我(wǒ)选不了(xuǎnbùle)。

    This weekend I cannot choose between hiking and a movie.

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)苦恼(kǔnǎo)？抛(pāo)一个(yīgè)硬币(yìngbì)吧(ba)。

    Why be troubled? Flip a coin.

  5. Liangliang

    抛(pāo)了(le)，是(shì)爬山(páshān)……可(kě)我(wǒ)更(gèng)苦恼(kǔnǎo)了(le)。

    I flipped it. It said hiking... but now I am even more troubled.

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)其实(qíshí)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)！

    Because you actually want to watch the movie!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)因(yīn)为(wèi)找(zhǎo)不(bu)到(dào)工(gōng)作(zuò)而(ér)十(shí)分(fēn)苦(kǔ)恼(nǎo)。

He is very distressed because he cannot find a job.

02

她(tā)为(wèi)孩(hái)子(zi)的(de)教(jiào)育(yù)问(wèn)题(tí)感(gǎn)到(dào)苦(kǔ)恼(nǎo)。

She feels distressed about her child's education.

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