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烦

fán · fan

Traditional 煩

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to feel vexed
  2. to bother
  3. to trouble
  4. superfluous and confusing
  5. edgy
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The phone keeps ringing

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)一直(yīzhí)响(xiǎng)，真(zhēn)烦(fán)！

    My phone keeps ringing. So annoying!

  2. Liangliang

    谁(shéi)这么(zhème)烦(fán)人(rén)？

    Who is being so annoying?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，打(dǎ)了(le)十次(shícì)了(le)。

    No idea. They've called ten times.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)接(jiē)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)，可能(kěnéng)有(yǒu)急事(jíshì)。

    Pick up, maybe it's urgent.

  5. Dengdeng

    喂(wèi)？哇(wa)，是(shì)快递员(kuàidìyuán)，我(wǒ)的(de)新(xīn)鞋(xié)到(dào)了(le)！

    Hello? Wow, it's the courier, my new shoes are here!

  6. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)还(hái)烦(fán)吗(ma)？

    Are you still annoyed now?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)经(jīng)常(cháng)烦(fán)你(nǐ)，对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)。

I'm sorry to always be bothering you.

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02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)真(zhēn)让(ràng)人(rén)心(xīn)烦(fán)。

This matter really makes one feel vexed.

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