烦恼 fán nǎo
“to be worried; to be distressed; worries”
adjective / noun, adjectiveHSK 4Traditional 煩惱
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
烦恼 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1191: 烦恼 fánnǎo — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形). PDF page 109
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 烦恼
烦恼 describes the unhappy, troubled feeling of having a problem on your mind — "worried, distressed" — and can also be a noun meaning "worries, troubles." It is used for people's feelings, often with 为 before the thing you are troubled about, or as 让我很烦恼 when something causes the feeling. Typical patterns: 为……烦恼, 有烦恼, 烦恼的事.
例句Example sentences
- 他最近为找工作的事很烦恼。tā zuì jìn wèi zhǎo gōng zuò de shì hěn fán nǎo.He has been very worried about finding a job lately.
- 每个人都有烦恼，别想太多了。měi gè rén dōu yǒu fán nǎo, bié xiǎng tài duō le.Everyone has worries, so don't think about it too much.
- 这件事让我很烦恼，我不知道怎么办。zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒ hěn fán nǎo, wǒ bù zhī dao zěn me bàn.This matter is really troubling me; I don't know what to do.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗别烦恼我，我在工作。
✓别烦我，我在工作。
To say someone is bothering you, use 烦, not 烦恼; 烦恼 describes your own troubled feeling.
相关词语Related words
- 麻烦 má fan