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没意思

méi yì si · mei yi si

Traditional 沒意思

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. boring
  2. of no interest
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0:20 cartoon

The slow movie

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)电影(diànyǐng)太(tài)没意思(méiyìsi)了(le)。

    This movie is so boring.

  2. Dengdeng

    才(cái)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)没意思(méiyìsi)？

    It is only ten minutes in. How do you know it is boring?

  3. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)他们(tāmen)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)走路(zǒulù)，没人(méirén)说话(shuōhuà)。

    Because they keep walking and nobody talks.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，现在(xiànzài)有人(yǒurén)说话(shuōhuà)了(le)，是不是(shìbùshì)有意思(yǒuyìsi)了(le)？

    Look, someone talks now. Isn't it interesting?

  5. Liangliang

    有意思(yǒuyìsi)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    Interesting, but I have already fallen asleep.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)大(dà)学(xué)里(lǐ)的(de)第(dì)一(yī)天(tiān)相(xiāng)当(dāng)没(méi)意(yì)思(si)。

My first day in the university was rather boring.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)电(diàn)影(yǐng)太(tài)没(méi)意(yì)思(si)了(le)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)到(dào)一(yí)半(bàn)就(jiù)睡(shuì)着(zháo)了(le)。

This movie was so boring that I fell asleep halfway through.

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