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无聊

wú liáo · wu liao

Traditional 無聊

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. bored
  2. boring
  3. senseless
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Bored at home

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)在家(zàijiā)好(hǎo)无聊(wúliáo)啊(a)。

    It's so boring at home today.

  2. Liangliang

    无聊(wúliáo)就(jiù)出来(chūlái)走走(zǒuzǒu)吧(ba)。

    If you're bored, come out for a walk.

  3. Dengdeng

    去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)走(zǒu)呢(ne)？

    Where should we walk?

  4. Liangliang

    去(qù)胡同(hútòng)看(kàn)大爷(dàye)下棋(xiàqí)吧(ba)。

    Let's go watch old men play chess in the hutong.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)，你(nǐ)还(hái)无聊(wúliáo)吗(ma)？

    We've watched for an hour. Are you still bored?

  6. Dengdeng

    不(bù)无聊(wúliáo)了(le)！我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)学(xué)下棋(xiàqí)！

    Not bored anymore! I want to learn chess!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)感(gǎn)到(dào)无(wú)聊(liáo)，我(wǒ)建(jiàn)议(yì)你(nǐ)去(qù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)院(yuàn)。

If you're bored, I suggest you go to the cinema.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by BE · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)新(xīn)电(diàn)影(yǐng)很(hěn)无(wú)聊(liáo)。

His new film is boring.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by chanchan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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