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烦人 (fán rén) — to be annoying (verb-object compound, used as a stative verb or predicate)

Definition

烦人 describes a person, behavior, or situation that gets on your nerves. Unlike 讨厌 (adjective/adverb), 烦人 is a stative predicate focused on the feeling of being pestered or worn down.

verb
to be annoying (verb-object compound, used as a stative verb or predicate)

Examples

  • ，烦人。
    Nǐ bié shuō huà, tài fán rén le.
    Don't talk, it's too annoying.
  • ，。
    Tā fán sǐ rén le, yì zhí dǎ diàn huà.
    He's so annoying — he keeps calling.
  • 。
    Zhè ge gōng zuò fán dé rén xiǎng cí zhí.
    This job is so annoying it makes you want to quit.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

烦fánannoy
人rénperson

烦 annoy and 人 person combine to mean annoying to people.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 煩; 烦 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 煩, the shape is made from 火 (fire) and 頁 (head).

Open 烦 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →
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