厌烦 (yàn fán) — how to say "to be fed up" in Chinese

厌烦

To be fed up, to be annoyed

verb

Character composition

厌

to loathe, to be tired of

烦

to be annoyed, to worry

Radicals / Keys

厂

Cliff

#27 · hǎn · 2 strokes

火

Fire

#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes

Collocations

感到厌烦

gǎn dào yàn fán

to feel annoyed

厌烦工作

yàn fán gōng zuò

to be fed up with work

Examples

我对这种工作感到厌烦。

I'm fed up with this kind of work.

我很厌烦。

I'm very fed up.

Writing

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say "to be fed up" in Chinese?

"to be fed up" in Chinese is 厌烦 (yàn fán).

厌烦 meaning in English

厌烦 (yàn fán) means "To be fed up, to be annoyed".

How is 厌烦 pronounced?

It is pronounced yàn fán (written as yan fan, yanfan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "to be fed up" in Chinese characters?

It is written 厌烦: 厌 has 6 strokes, 烦 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK 3.0 level is 厌烦?

厌烦 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.

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