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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)
Easily confused

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.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

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).

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