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苦恼

kǔ nǎo

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 苦惱

苦恼 (kǔ nǎo) means "vexed; distressed". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 苦恼 means

1. vexed
2. distressed

The characters in 苦恼

• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 恼nǎoto get angry

Example sentences

• 她承认她很苦恼。
  She acknowledged she was upset.

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