Definition
恼火 (nǎo huǒ) means 'annoyed, riled up' — a colloquial, everyday word for being irritated by a specific thing. It's less intense than 愤怒 (fèn nù) or 气愤 (qì fèn), which mean 'furious/indignant', and more narrowly about irritation than 烦 (fán), which also means 'tedious' or 'to bother'. 苦恼 (kǔ nǎo) is more about distress and worry, not just annoyance.
adjective
annoyedvexedriled
Examples
- ,恼火。Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā fēicháng nǎo huǒ.After hearing this news, he was very annoyed.
- 恼火?Nǐ wèishénme duì zhè jiàn xiǎoshì zhème nǎo huǒ?Why are you so annoyed about this small matter?
- 恼火。Tā nǎo huǒ de zhěng wǎn dōu méi shuì hǎo.He was so annoyed that he couldn't sleep well all night.
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