不耐烦

bù nài fán

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Uncommon

Definitions

1. impatient
2. to lose patience

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

忍耐等待的态度

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Note that 不耐烦 is an adjective describing a person's state; do not use it as a verb meaning 'to annoy someone'. Use 使…不耐烦 to express 'make someone impatient'.

Words Containing 不耐烦

活得不耐烦

huó de bù nài fán

to be tired of living

Child Words of 不耐烦

no; not so

to feel vexed

(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand

耐烦

nài fán

to put up with (sth disagreeable)