苦恼
kǔ nǎoㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ
Traditional: 苦惱
HSK 3.0 · 7–9TOCFL 5
Meaning(adjective, nominal adjective)
vexed; distressed
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Stroke order
KHỔ · 8 strokes
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
NÃO · 9 strokes
Related words
- 苦 kǔ — bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
- 辛苦 xīn kǔ — exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
- 痛苦 tòng kǔ — pain; suffering; painful
- 艰苦 jiān kǔ — difficult; hard; arduous
- 刻苦 kè kǔ — hardworking; assiduous
- 吃苦 chī kǔ — to bear hardships
- 苦尽甘来 kǔ jìn gān lái — bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning