troublesome; head-scratching; perplexing
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
troublesome; perplexing; head-scratching
informalUsed to describe a situation or problem that is complicated and causes someone to scratch their head in distress or confusion.
Zhè这
ge个
shù数
xué学
tí题
tài太
nán难
le了
，
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
náo挠
tóu头
。
This math problem is too difficult; it's really head-scratching.
Xiàng项
mù目
yù预
suàn算
tū突
rán然
bèi被
kǎn砍
bàn半
，
jīng经
lǐ理
gǎn感
dào到
fēi非
cháng常
náo挠
tóu头
。
The project budget was suddenly cut in half, leaving the manager feeling very troubled.
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Rú如
hé何
chǔ处
lǐ理
kè客
hù户
de的
bù不
mǎn满
，
shì是
ge个
náo挠
tóu头
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
How to handle the customer's dissatisfaction is a perplexing problem.