How to say “worries” in Chinese
worries, troubles; be troubled
“Worries” in Chinese is 烦恼, fán nǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
烦恼 is read fán nǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 火 “fire”; on the right, 页 “head”: your head is on fire. In 麻烦 it's read in the neutral tone: fan.
On the left, 忄 “heart”. The right part is the same as in 脑 nǎo.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “烦恼”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “worries” in Chinese?
“Worries” in Chinese is 烦恼, pinyin fánnǎo.
What does 烦恼 mean?
烦恼 (fánnǎo) means “worries, troubles; be troubled”.
How do you write 烦恼?
烦恼 is 2 characters: 烦 (fán) — bother; annoyed; 恼 (nǎo) — be angry, annoyed. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 烦恼?
烦恼 is read fánnǎo. Tones: fán — second tone, nǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“worries” in the lesson “I can't take it anymore”
This word is from the topic “Feelings and mood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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