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烦心 (fán xīn) — annoying; troublesome; vexatious

Definition

adjective
annoyingtroublesomevexatious

Examples

  • 烦心。
    Zhè jiàn shì zhēn ràng rén fán xīn.
    This matter is really annoying.
  • 烦心。
    Tā zǒng shì wèi xiǎo shì fán xīn.
    He is always troubled by small things.
  • 烦心。
    Bié wèi zhè xiē xiǎo shì fán xīn le.
    Don't worry about these trivial matters.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

烦fánvex
心xīnheart

烦 means to vex, and 心 means heart or mind, so the word describes something that vexes the mind.

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.

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

Open 烦 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

Open 心 →
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