Chinese word

厌倦

Pronunciation

Pinyinyàn juàn

Meaning

  • verbbe tired of

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 对...感到厌倦duì gǎn dào yàn juàn

    be tired of ___

  • 逐渐厌倦zhú jiàn yàn juàn

    gradually become tired of

  • 对重复的事物感到厌倦duì chóng fù de shì wù gǎn dào yàn juàn

    be tired of repetitive things

Similar words

厌烦yàn fán: Becoming annoyed and fed up with something troublesome or repetitive.
讨厌tǎo yàn: Finding a person or thing unpleasant and wanting to stay away from it.
腻nì: Feeling tired of the same thing or activity and wanting to stop.
厌恶yàn wù: Feeling intense disgust and refusing to accept something.

Definition in Chinese

对重复、单调或令人不快的事感到厌烦和疲倦，从而不想继续参与或做下去的情绪状态。duì chóng fù dān diào huò lìng rén bú kuài de shì gǎn dào yàn fán hé pí juàn cóng ér bù xiǎng jì xù cān yù huò zuò xià qù de qíng xù zhuàng tài

Word origin

厌 (yàn, "dislike") + 倦 (juàn, "weary") forms 厌倦 (yànjuàn, "be tired of"), linking growing dislike with the weariness that makes continued involvement unwanted.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • be fed up withverb
  • be disgusted withverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 厌倦感yàn juàn gǎnfeeling of boredomnoun

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