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烦人

fán rén · fan ren

Traditional 煩人

Meaning

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  1. to annoy
  2. annoying
  3. irritating
  4. troublesome
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The phone that never stops

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)响(xiǎng)，真(zhēn)烦人(fánrén)。

    Your phone keeps ringing. So annoying.

  2. Dengdeng

    都是(dōushì)广告(guǎnggào)，太(tài)烦人(fánrén)了(le)！

    They're all ads. So annoying!

  3. Liangliang

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)来(lái)关掉(guāndiào)它(tā)。

    Give it to me. I'll turn it off.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)！

    OK, thank you!

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)安静(ānjìng)了(le)。

    Done. It's quiet now.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)在(zài)响(xiǎng)。真(zhēn)烦人(fánrén)！

    But your phone is ringing. So annoying!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)很(hěn)烦(fán)人(rén)？

Tom is very annoying, isn't he?

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)很(hěn)烦(fán)人(rén)，而(ér)且(qiě)很(hěn)自(zì)私(sī)。

She's annoying and selfish.

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

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