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“be tired of” in Chinese

Chinese

Also厌烦 (yàn fán)

Pronunciation

Pinyinyàn juàn

Example

我已经厌倦了每天的加班。wǒ yǐ jīng yàn juàn le měi tiān de jiā bān

I am already tired of working overtime every day.

Illustration for 厌倦 (be tired of)

How to say “be tired of” in Chinese

“Be tired of” in Chinese is 厌倦 (yàn juàn).

Something once tolerated becomes so stale or unpleasant that taking part feels burdensome.

Full entry for 厌倦: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 厌倦

很多人对重复的广告感到厌倦。hěn duō rén duì chóng fù de guǎng gào gǎn dào yàn juàn

Many people are tired of repetitive advertisements.

Tips for using 厌倦

  • Time markers such as already and increasingly often frame this verb as a feeling that has built up over time rather than appeared all at once.

Other Chinese words for “be tired of”

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厌烦

yàn fán

verbbe tired of

我对这种噪音感到厌烦。wǒ duì zhè zhǒng zào yīn gǎn dào yàn fán

I am tired of this kind of noise.

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