困扰 (kùn rǎo) — how to say "to trouble" in Chinese

困扰

To trouble, to perplex

verb

Character composition

困

difficulty

扰

to disturb

Radicals / Keys

囗

Enclosure

#31 · wéi · 3 strokes

手

Hand

#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes

Collocations

困扰病人

kùn rǎo bìng rén

to trouble a patient

长期困扰

cháng qī kùn rǎo

to trouble for a long time

困扰大家

kùn rǎo dà jiā

to trouble everyone

Examples

他的决定一直困扰着整个团队。

His decision has been troubling the whole team.

这个问题困扰我。

This problem troubles me.

Writing

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Frequently asked questions

Chinese word for trouble

"to trouble" in Chinese is 困扰 (kùn rǎo).

困扰 meaning in English

困扰 (kùn rǎo) means "To trouble, to perplex".

How is 困扰 pronounced?

It is pronounced kùn rǎo (written as kun rao, kunrao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "to trouble" in Chinese characters?

It is written 困扰: 困 has 7 strokes, 扰 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK 3.0 level is 困扰?

困扰 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.

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