懊恼 (Chinese PinYin: [ào nǎo]; traditional Chinese: 懊惱) may mean: (1) verb. be upset about; (2) verb. to feel remorseful and angry; (3) verb. be annoyed; (4) noun. vexation; (5) adj. be remorseful. It is an everyday vocabulary that can be used in both formal and informal Mandarin Chinese. Some common phrases and expressions are: 懊恼的 (frustrated), 不要懊恼 (don’t worry), 成长的懊恼 (growing pains), 羞愧和懊恼 (shame and vexation).

Literally: 懊 (regretful) + 恼 (angry)

1. How to pronounce 懊恼?

Chinese Pinyin: [ào nǎo]

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 懊恼

Synonyms: 烦恼, 懊悔, 丧气, 后悔, 怨恨, 悔恨, 悔怨, 颓丧, 沮丧, 懊丧, 困恼

Antonyms: 愉快, 庆幸

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 懊恼

Fixed expression: 懊恼的 (frustrated),

Collocation: 不要懊恼 (don’t worry), 成长的懊恼 (growing pains), 羞愧和懊恼 (shame and vexation),

Idioms: N/A

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4. How to use 懊恼 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 懊恼.

4.1 一个人做了错事， 事后往往会懊恼。

Translation: A person who does a regrettable action is often regretful afterwards.

4.2 不要为小事懊恼。

Translation: Don’t be upset by trifles.

4.3 他因失败而懊恼。

Translation: He was vexed at his failure.

4.4 如果你工作的时间比你周围的人都少，我敢保证他们都很懊恼。

Translation: If you work fewer hours than everyone around you, I can promise you that they are annoyed.

4.5 我们都会犯错，我们都会懊恼。

Translation: We all make mistakes. We all have vexations.

4.6 她真是说不出的羞愧和懊恼。

Translation: She was overpowered by shame and vexation.

4.7 使他懊恼的是，这个女孩逃走了。 所以他就到前台来投诉了。

Translation: To his chagrin, she escaped, which is what lead him to go to the front desk to complain.

4.8 我很懊恼–我的智能手机崩溃了

Translation: I’m annoyed – my smartphone crashed!

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