Chinese word

心烦

Pronunciation

Pinyinxīn fán

Meaning

  • adjectiveirritated

Example

他说的话总是让我心烦。tā shuō de huà zǒng shì ràng wǒ xīn fán

What he says always irritates me.

Illustration for 心烦 (irritated)

More examples

考试前我总是有点心烦。kǎo shì qián wǒ zǒng shì yóu diǎn xīn fán

Before exams, I always feel a little irritated.

Core concept

A short-lived state in which an annoyance unsettles the mind.

Common phrases

  • 觉得心烦jué de xīn fán

    feel irritated

  • 有点心烦yóu diǎn xīn fán

    feel a little irritated

  • 对他感到心烦duì tā gǎn dào xīn fán

    feel irritated with him

Similar words

生气shēng qì: Feeling strongly angry at a person or thing.
烦躁fán zào: An unsettled, irritable feeling that makes it hard to sit still.
不耐烦bú nài fán: Unable to wait or listen patiently and wanting the situation to end soon.
烦恼fán nǎo: Feeling weighed down by worries or problems.

Definition in Chinese

对某事或某人感到烦躁、不耐烦或心绪不佳，常用于描述短暂的情绪。duì mǒu shì huò mǒu rén gǎn dào fán zào bú nài fán huò xīn xù bù jiā cháng yòng yú miáo shù duǎn zàn de qíng xù

Word origin

心烦 (xīnfán, "irritated") combines 心 (xīn, "heart or mind") with 烦 (fán, "troubled or annoyed"), presenting irritation as a disturbance of the mind.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word usually reports a temporary personal state rather than blaming the person or thing that caused it.

Other meanings

  • upsetadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 心烦意乱xīn fán yì luànconfused and upsetidiom
  • 心烦气躁xīn fán qì zàoirritable and restlessadjective

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