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干扰

gān rǎo · gan rao

Traditional 干擾

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to disturb
  2. to interfere
  3. perturbation
  4. interference (physics)
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Too noisy to study

  1. Dengdeng

    这里(zhèlǐ)太(tài)吵(chǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)没办法(méibànfǎ)学习(xuéxí)。

    It's too noisy here. I can't study.

  2. Liangliang

    外面的(wàimiànde)声音(shēngyīn)干扰(gānrǎo)你(nǐ)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is the noise outside disturbing you?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，他们(tāmen)在(zài)修路(xiūlù)，干扰(gānrǎo)很(hěn)大(dà)。

    Yes, they are fixing the road. It's very disruptive.

  4. Liangliang

    戴(dài)上(shàng)耳机(ěrjī)就(jiù)不会(bùhuì)被(bèi)干扰(gānrǎo)了(le)。

    Put on earphones and you won't be disturbed.

  5. Dengdeng

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)，你的(nǐde)耳机(ěrjī)借(jiè)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    Good idea. Can I borrow your earphones?

  6. Liangliang

    不行(bùxíng)，我(wǒ)在(zài)听(tīng)歌(gē)，别(bié)干扰(gānrǎo)我(wǒ)！

    No. I'm listening to music. Don't disturb me!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)城(chéng)市(shì)里(lǐ)一(yì)直(zhí)受(shòu)到(dào)噪(zào)音(yīn)或(huò)者(zhě)其(qí)他(tā)的(de)干(gān)扰(rǎo)。

He was always annoyed in the city by noises of one sort or another.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

苍(cāng)蝇(yíng)和(hé)蚊(wén)子(zi)干(gān)扰(rǎo)了(le)他(tā)的(de)冥(míng)想(xiǎng)。

Flies and mosquitoes interfered with his meditation.

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

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