How to say “trouble” in Chinese
trouble, bother
“Trouble” in Chinese is 困扰, kùn rǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
困扰 is read kùn rǎo: 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
Outside, 囗 “enclosure”; inside, 木 “tree”: the tree is cramped.
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 “困扰”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 困扰. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个问题困扰了我很久zhègewèntíkùnrǎolewǒhěnjiǔThis question bothered me for a long time.
More words from the lesson “Worry and unease”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “trouble” in Chinese?
“Trouble” in Chinese is 困扰, pinyin kùnrǎo.
What does 困扰 mean?
困扰 (kùnrǎo) means “trouble, bother”.
How do you write 困扰?
困扰 is 2 characters: 困 (kùn) — sleepy; in difficulty; 扰 (rǎo) — disturb, bother. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 困扰?
困扰 is read kùnrǎo. Tones: kùn — fourth tone, rǎo — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“trouble” in the lesson “Worry and unease”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. 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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