厌烦 yànfán bored
bored; fed up with something; sick of something
How to remember 厌烦: 厌 to dislike + 烦 to bother = bored.
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How it is used
- 'To be fed up / sick and tired of' - 他早就厌烦了这些抱怨 (he's long been fed up with these complaints).
- Emphasizes irritation and impatience from too much of something; the 烦 adds the sense of being bothered/vexed.
Example sentences
- 我们感到厌烦了。 Wǒmen gǎndào yànfán le.We were bored.
- 我厌烦了他的长篇大论。 Wǒ yànfán le tā de chángpiāndàlùn.I got bored with his long talk.
- 我怀疑汤姆已经厌烦这么做了。 Wǒ huáiyí tāngmǔ yǐjīng yànfán zhème zuò le.I suspect Tom is tired of doing that.