恼 nǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恼羞成怒
nǎoxiūchéngnù
to fly into a rage out of shame; to become angry from embarrassment
Characters in this word
羞 xiū
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 羊 — sheep, goat
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
怒 nù
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 被朋友当面指出错误，他恼羞成怒，转身就走了。 Bèi péngyou dāngmiàn zhǐchū cuòwù, tā nǎoxiūchéngnù, zhuǎnshēn jiù zǒu le. When a friend pointed out his mistake to his face, he flew into a rage out of embarrassment and walked off.
- 她的小秘密被同学发现后，恼羞成怒地大喊起来。 Tā de xiǎo mìmì bèi tóngxué fāxiàn hòu, nǎoxiūchéngnù de dàhǎn qǐlái. After a classmate discovered her little secret, she shouted in embarrassed anger.
- 他输了比赛，却恼羞成怒地摔了球拍。 Tā shū le bǐsài, què nǎoxiūchéngnù de shuāi le qiúpāi. He lost the match and, in embarrassed rage, threw down his racket.
Related words
- 苦恼 kǔnǎo distressed; troubled
- 恼火 nǎohuǒ annoyed; irritated; angry
- 羞耻 xiūchǐ shameful; ashamed
- 羞愧 xiūkuì ashamed; abashed
- 变成 biànchéng to turn into; to become
- 成 chéng to become
- 成绩 chéngjì grades; results
- 成为 chéngwéi to become
- 完成 wánchéng to complete
- 组成 zǔchéng to form; to make up
- 成功 chénggōng success; successful
- 成果 chéngguǒ result; achievement