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fán

annoyed; to bother

Usage note

用来表达感到恼或被某事打扰的情绪。

fán lái yòng lái bǎo 达 感到烦恼或被某事打扰的情绪。

烦 is used to express feelings of annoyance or being bothered by something.

Context note

在日常生活中,当孩子觉得作业太多或者父母总是问问题时,他们可能会说‘好啊!’。

zhāo rì kěn ,dàng háizi jué de zuòyè tài duō huò qǐlái fùqī rén zǒng shì wèn wèn tí ,tāmen kěhuì shuō ‘hǎo fán a!’。

In daily life, when children feel like they have too much homework or parents keep asking questions, they might say '好烦啊!'.

5 examples

妈妈总是问问题,真
mā ma zǒng shì wèn wèn tí, zhēn fán。
Mom always asks questions; it's so annoying.
作业太多,我好
zuò yè tài duō, wǒ hǎo fán。
Too much homework, I'm so annoyed.
这个玩具太吵了,真
zhè ge wán jù tài chǎo le, zhēn fán。
This toy is too noisy; it's really annoying.
每天都要早起,好
měi tiān dōu yào zǎo qǐ, hǎo fán。
Having to get up early every day, it's so annoying.
弟弟总是打扰我学习,真
dì di zǒng shì dǎ rǎo wǒ xué xí, zhēn fán。
Brother always bothers me when I'm studying; it's really annoying.

5 mini stories

小明的作业太多,他好。妈妈让他早点休息。
xiǎo míng de zuò yè tài duō, tā hǎo fán。 mā ma ràng tā zǎo diǎn xiū xi。
Xiaoming has too much homework, he is so annoyed. Mom tells him to get some rest early.
小红的弟弟总是打扰她学习,她很。爸爸让她不要担心。
xiǎo hóng de dì di zǒng shì dǎ rǎo tā xué xí, tā hěn fán。 bà ba ràng tā bú yào dān xīn。
Little Hong's brother always bothers her when she studies; she is very annoyed. Dad tells her not to worry about it.
妈妈总是问问题,真。小明不想回答了。
mā ma zǒng shì wèn wèn tí, zhēn fán。 xiǎo míng bù xiǎng huí dá le。
Mom always asks questions; it's so annoying. Xiaoming doesn't want to answer anymore.
作业太多,我好。小华决定早点休息。
zuò yè tài duō, wǒ hǎo fán。 xiǎo huá jué dìng zǎo diǎn xiū xi。
Too much homework, I'm so annoyed. Xiaohua decides to get some rest early.
这个玩具太吵了,真。小芳把它放回去了。
zhè ge wán jù tài chǎo le, zhēn fán。 xiǎo fāng bǎ tā fàng huí qù le。
This toy is too noisy; it's really annoying. Xiao Fang put it away.

Mini dialogue

作业太多

A
你怎么了?看起来很
Nǐ zěnme le? Kàn qǐlái hěn fán.
What's wrong? You look annoyed.
B
作业太多了,真人。
Zuòyè tài duō le, zhēn fán rén.
Too much homework, it's really annoying.

噪音打扰

A
外面的声音让你吗?
Wàimiàn de shēngyīn ràng nǐ fán ma?
Is the noise outside bothering you?
B
是的,很,我没法专心看书。
Shì de, hěn fán, wǒ méi fǎ zhuānxīn kàn shū.
Yes, very annoying, I can't focus on reading.

Related words and contrasts

similar
烦恼
fánnǎo
worried; vexed

烦 is a shorter way to say annoyed, like 烦恼

opposite
开心
kāixīn
happy

烦 means annoyed, opposite of 开心 (happy)

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