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厌烦

yàn fán · yan fan

Traditional 厭煩

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth
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Same song all week

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)练(liàn)这首(zhèshǒu)曲子(qǔzi)练了(liànle)一个星期(yīgèxīngqī)，真(zhēn)厌烦(yànfán)。

    I've practiced this piece for a week. I'm really fed up.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)对(duì)这首(zhèshǒu)曲子(qǔzi)有点(yǒudiǎn)厌烦(yànfán)了(le)？

    Are you a bit fed up with this piece?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，每天(měitiān)都(dōu)弹(tán)一样(yīyàng)的(de)，太(tài)厌烦(yànfán)了(le)。

    Yes, playing the same thing every day is too tiresome.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)换(huàn)一首(yīshǒu)新(xīn)的(de)吧(ba)。

    Then switch to a new one.

  5. Dengdeng

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)！我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)弹(tán)那首(nàshǒu)最(zuì)简单(jiǎndān)的(de)儿歌(érgē)。

    Good idea! I want to play that simplest children's song.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)，那首(nàshǒu)儿歌(érgē)你(nǐ)也(yě)弹(tán)厌烦(yànfán)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you say you were tired of that children's song too?

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)汉(hàn)堡(bǎo)感(gǎn)到(dào)厌(yàn)烦(fán)了(le)。

I'm sick and tired of hamburgers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)天(tiān)重(chóng)复(fù)同(tóng)样(yàng)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)让(ràng)他(tā)很(hěn)厌(yàn)烦(fán)。

Repeating the same work every day makes him very bored.

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