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无聊

wú liáo

boring

Usage note

无聊表示没有意思、没事可做。

wú liáo biǎo shì méi yǒu yì sī 、 méi shì kě zuò。

Boring means not interesting or having nothing to do.

Context note

无聊常用于时间、心情和活动。

wú liáo cháng yòng yú shí jiān 、 xīn qíng hé huó dòng。

Boring often appears with time, mood, and activities.

5 examples

无聊了。
tài wú liáo le。
It is too boring.
我觉得有点无聊
wǒ jué de yǒu diǎn wú liáo。
I feel a little bored.
这个节目不无聊
zhè ge jié mù bù wú liáo。
This program is not boring.
无聊地坐着。
tā wú liáo dì zuò zhe。
He sat there bored.
无聊的时候看看书。
wú liáo de shí hòu kàn kàn shū。
Read a book when bored.

5 mini stories

下雨天,我有点无聊
xià yǔ tiān, wǒ yǒu diǎn wú liáo。
On rainy days, I feel a little bored.
他觉得等待很无聊
tā jué de děng dài hěn wú liáo。
He thought waiting was boring.
无聊的时候,我会听音乐。
wú liáo de shí hòu, wǒ huì tīng yīn yuè。
When bored, I listen to music.
这个游戏一点也不无聊
zhè ge yóu xì yì diǎn yě bù wú liáo。
This game is not boring at all.
无聊地看着窗外。
tā wú liáo dì kàn zhe chuāng wài。
He looked out the window bored.

Mini dialogue

下雨天

A
我们出去玩吧!
Wǒmen chūqù wán ba!
Let's go out and play!
B
不行,下雨了。在家好无聊
Bù xíng, xià yǔ le. Zài jiā hǎo wúliáo.
We can't; it's raining. It's so boring at home.

找事做

A
你觉得这本书怎么样?
Nǐ juéde zhè běn shū zěnmeyàng?
What do you think of this book?
B
无聊,我想看动画片。
Hěn wúliáo, wǒ xiǎng kàn dònghuàpiàn.
It's very boring; I want to watch cartoons.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
有趣
yǒu qù
interesting; fun

有趣 describes something fun or interesting, the opposite of 无聊.

similar
没意思
méi yì si
boring; uninteresting

没意思 is a very common spoken way to say something is boring, just like 无聊.

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