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厌烦 (yàn fán) — to be fed up with; to be sick of; to be bored with

Definition

厌烦 (yànfán) means 'fed up / sick of' something that has gone on too long — weaker than 厌恶 ('loathe, detest') and stronger than 无聊 ('bored'). 厌倦 is a close synonym with the same idea of wearying of repetition.

verb
to be fed up withto be sick ofto be bored with

Examples

  • 厌烦。
    Wǒ yàn fán zhè zhǒng méi wán méi liǎo de huì yì.
    I'm fed up with these never-ending meetings.
  • 厌烦。
    Tā zǎo jiù yàn fán le měi tiān jiā bān de shēng huó.
    She got sick of working overtime every day a long time ago.
  • 厌烦厌烦？
    Nǐ yàn fán bú yàn fán tiān tiān chī tóng yàng de dōng xī?
    Are you tired of eating the same thing every day?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

厌yànweary
烦fántroubled

厌 (weary) and 烦 (troubled) combine to mean fed up.

Characters in this word

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 厭; 厌 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
厂厂chǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
猒
猒yàn厭yàn
Same sound today

The traditional form 厭 combines 厂 as the meaning part with 猒 as the sound part; the simplified 厌 is a later abbreviation.

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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 →
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