Chinese word

厌烦

Pronunciation

Pinyinyàn fán

Meaning

  • verbbe tired of

Example

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.

Illustration for 厌烦 (be tired of)

More examples

他很快就厌烦了这份枯燥的工作。tā hěn kuài jiù yàn fán le zhè fèn kū zào de gōng zuò

He soon got tired of this boring job.

Core concept

Patience wears thin as the same unwanted thing becomes both irritating and dull.

Common phrases

  • 厌烦工作yàn fán gōng zuò

    be tired of work

  • 厌烦重复的工作yàn fán chóng fù de gōng zuò

    be tired of repetitive work

  • 厌烦别人的抱怨yàn fán bié rén de bào yuàn

    be tired of other people's complaints

Similar words

讨厌tǎo yàn: Have an unpleasant feeling about someone or something and want to avoid it.
厌倦yàn juàn: Feel weary and uninterested after doing or facing the same thing for too long.
厌恶yàn wù: Feel such powerful dislike for something that it becomes hard to accept.
反感fán gǎn: Feel displeased and inwardly opposed toward someone or something.

Definition in Chinese

对反复出现或令人心烦的事物生出反感和不耐烦，既可表示一时的烦躁，也可表示持续的厌倦。duì fǎn fù chū xiàn huò lìng rén xīn fán de shì wù shēng chū fán gǎn hé bú nài fán jì kě biǎo shì yì shí de fán zào yě kě biǎo shì chí xù de yàn juàn

Word origin

厌 (yàn, "dislike") + 烦 (fán, "bothersome") combines a wish to avoid something with the feeling that it has become a persistent nuisance.

Usage tips

  • English tired often describes the body, but 厌烦 (yànfán, "be fed up") describes an emotional reaction to something recurring or bothersome.

Other meanings

  • be bored withverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 厌烦感yàn fán gǎnboredomnoun

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