Definition
没趣 (méi qù) is a stative verb with two main uses: (1) describing something as boring or insipid (e.g., 这个故事很没趣 'this story is very dull'), and (2) expressing the feeling of being put out or snubbed, often in the phrase 自讨没趣 'to ask for a snub' or after 觉得 'to feel'. The two senses share the core idea of a lack of interest or pleasure, but the second involves a personal slight.
s.v.
boringuninterestinginsipidfeel put outfeel snubbed (used in 自讨没趣 or 觉得没趣)
Examples
- 没趣，。Zhè běn shū hěn méi, wǒ kàn le yí bàn jiù bù xiǎng kàn le.This book is so boring that I didn't want to keep reading after halfway.
- ，没趣。Bèi jùjué hòu, tā juéde shífēn méi.After being rejected, he felt very put out.
- 。Nǐ zuìhǎo bié zì tǎo méi.You'd better not ask for a snub.
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