烦扰 (fán rǎo) — to bother, to disturb; to feel disturbed, to be troubled
Definition
烦扰 covers two sides: a transitive verb meaning 'to bother / disturb' someone, and an intransitive use meaning 'to feel troubled'. It implies persistent annoyance rather than a single interruption.
verb
to botherto disturbto feel disturbedto be troubled
Examples
- 烦扰。Qǐng bú yào fán rǎo wǒ.Please don't bother me.
- 烦扰。Zhè ge xiāo xi ràng tā fēi cháng fán rǎo.This news made him feel very disturbed.
- 烦扰。Zào yīn fán rǎo zhe jū mín.The noise disturbs the residents.
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