恼

惱

nǎo

verb #22,422

Meanings

1 to be annoyed
2 to get angry
3 to irritate

Characters

Examples

他的话让我很恼。

Tā de huà ràng wǒ hěn nǎo.

His words really annoyed me.

她恼得说不出话来。

Tā nǎo de shuō bu chū huà lái.

She was so annoyed she couldn't speak.

别为这点小事恼了。

Bié wèi zhè diǎn xiǎoshì nǎo le.

Don't get annoyed over such a small thing.

Tips

usage

恼 is usually seen in compound forms: 恼火 (vexed), 恼怒 (angry), 恼人 (annoying). Alone it is relatively literary.

Stroke Order

恼 nǎo