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  • 1

    adj.angry; annoyed; irritated; vexed; resentful; indignant

    • zhè xiē è dú de gōng jī ràng tā shí fēn nǎo nù

      这些恶毒攻击十分恼怒

      He was greatly enraged by the vicious attacks.

    • zuò yī gè nǎo nù de shǒu shì

      恼怒手势

      made an irritated gesture

    • nǐ yīng gāi míng bai zài zhè zhǒng chǎng hé bù gāi biǎo xiàn chū zì jǐ de nǎo nù qíng xù

      应该明白场合表现自己恼怒情绪

      You should know better than to show your irritation on such an occasion.

  • 2

    v.annoy; exasperate; irritate; enrage

    • yī jù huà nǎo nù le tā zhī hòu tā zài yě bù hé wǒ shuō huà le

      恼怒之后说话

      Enraged by just one of my remarks, he refused to speak to me any more.

    • yīn mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì gǎn dào nǎo nù

      感到恼怒

      be angry at what somebody has done

    • gǎn dào jí wéi nǎo nù

      感到极为恼怒

      feel a sharp annoyance

Word usage

  • Note
    "恼火" and "恼怒" are different from "恼恨". "恼恨" is usually used with a definite object; "恼火" "恼怒" is usually to describle the angry state of the subject and used without an object.