烦 (fán) — (adjective) annoyed, vexed; troublesome, tedious (of tasks/situations); (verb) to bother, to trouble (someone)
Definition
烦 is both the everyday adjective 'annoyed' (state) and the verb 'to bother' (action) — 麻烦 is the noun 'trouble' or the polite verb in requests; 恼火/苦恼 are stronger, more formal synonyms for the feeling.
adjective
annoyedvexedtroublesometedious (of tasks/situations)
verb
to botherto trouble (someone)
Examples
- 烦，。Bié fán tā le, tā zài xiě zuò yè.Don't bother him; he's doing homework.
- 烦。Zhè jiàn shì zhēn ràng rén fán.This matter is really annoying.
- 烦。Zuì jìn de shì qing zhēn fán sǐ le.Recent stuff is extremely annoying.
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