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nǎo

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nǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nǎo | nao3
English translation
to get angry
angry, wrathful

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About nǎo

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

nǎo

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

heart

Etymology of nǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

xīn 亠凶

Semantic compound

xīn

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Example sentences using nǎo

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经常 jīngcháng 恼怒 nǎo nù jiǎng jiǎng 说一说 zǒng biē zài 肚子 dùzi hǎo .

It's better to express your anger now and then, rather than bottle it up.

lǎo 夫妇 fūfù 惊异 jīng yì 之后 zhī hòu , 继以懊恼 aò nǎo .

After the old couple got over their initial surprise, vexation followed.

dāng Xiàng 莱娜提出 tí chū 必须 bìxū péi zǒu 一趟 dǎo shí ,大为 dà wéi 恼火 nǎohuǒ .

Renate was greatly annoyed when I said that she must come to Coney Island with me.

yīn 儿子 érzi zǎi le 传种 chuán zhǒng de 母鸡 mǔ jī ér duì 十分 shífēn 恼火 nǎohuǒ .

She was mad at her son for killing the brood hen.

困恼 zhāo zhè 孩子 háizi de 感情 gǎnqíng 乃是 nǎi shì zhǒng 虚无 xū wú 缥缈 piǎo miǎo de 恐怖 kǒngbù .

The feeling which beset the child was one of dim uncertain horror.

Words with nǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
烦恼 fánnǎo to be worried煩惱
苦恼 kǔ nǎo vexed苦惱
恼火 nǎohuǒ to get angry惱火
nǎo to get angry nǎo
惹恼 rě nǎo to offend惹惱
恼怒 nǎo nù resentful惱怒
懊恼 aò nǎo annoyed懊惱
恼人 nǎo rén annoying惱人
恼羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù to fly into a rage out of humiliation惱羞成怒
自寻烦恼 zì xún fán nǎo to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)自尋煩惱
气恼 qì nǎo to be annoyed氣惱
恼恨 nǎo hèn to hate and resent惱恨
羞恼 xiū nǎo resentful羞惱
可恼 kě nǎo aggravating可惱

nǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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nǎo Decomposition

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