厌烦

yàn fán

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 喜欢 xǐ huan 喜欢 xǐ huan to like; to be fond of General antonym: to like, opposite of being fed up.: to like; to be fond of

Related words

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• 烦躁 fán zào 烦躁 fán zào jittery Related feeling of irritability, often co-occurring with being fed up.: jittery

Synonyms

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• 厌倦 yàn juàn 厌倦 yàn juàn to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with When expressing being tired of or fed up with something.: to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with
• 腻烦 nì fan 腻烦 nì fan bored Colloquial synonym for being fed up with something.: bored

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 对 (duì) to indicate what one is fed up with: 对...厌烦.

Common mistakes

厌烦 is typically used with a specific object or situation, not for general boredom without a target. E.g., say 我对这件事厌烦了, not just 我厌烦了.

Example Sentences

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我对这种无聊的会议感到 厌烦 。

I am fed up with this kind of boring meeting.

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Child Words of 厌烦

• 烦 烦 fán: to feel vexed
• 厌 厌 yàn: (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with