烦闷 (fán mèn) — gloomy, moody, depressed | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

烦闷 describes a restless, heavy mood — feeling low and bored at the same time, often with no clear cause. Stronger and more irritable than 郁闷, which is gloom from being stuck in a situation.

adjective

gloomymoodydepressed

Examples

，烦闷。
Zhè jǐ tiān tiān qì bù hǎo, tā yì zhí hěn fán mèn.
The weather has been bad these few days, and she's been very gloomy.
，烦闷。
Gōng zuò yā lì tài dà, ràng tā gǎn dào shí fēn fán mèn.
The work pressure is too great, making him feel very depressed.
烦闷，。
Xīn qíng fán mèn de shí hou, tīng yīn yuè kě yǐ fàng sōng yí xià.
When you feel moody, listening to music can help you relax a bit.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

闷mēnstifled

烦 suggests being vexed and 闷 suggests being stifled; together they describe gloomy, depressed feelings.

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.

火頁煩

火火huǒfire
頁頁yèhead

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

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 悶; 闷 is its simplified writing.

門心悶

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

門

門mén悶mēn

Same sound today

The traditional form 悶 has 門 as a sound part and 心 as a meaning part; the simplified 闷 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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