不耐烦
Old HSK 5
不耐烦 (bùnàifán) · impatient
不耐烦 (bùnàifán) means “impatient; to lose patience”. It is written with 3 characters: 不 (not) + 耐 (to resist) + 烦 (annoyed). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 不耐烦 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
耐 nài · to resist
What 耐 is made of
- 而ér — and
- 寸cùn — inch
烦 fán · annoyed
What 烦 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 火 gives the meaning, 页 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
等了半个小时,他有点儿不耐烦了。Děng le bàn gè xiǎoshí, tā yǒudiǎnr bùnàifán le.After waiting half an hour, he got a bit impatient.
老师从来不对学生不耐烦。Lǎoshī cónglái bù duì xuésheng bùnàifán.The teacher is never impatient with students.
Questions about 不耐烦
What does 不耐烦 mean?
不耐烦 (bùnàifán) means “impatient; to lose patience”.
How do you pronounce 不耐烦?
不耐烦 is pronounced bùnàifán.
Which HSK level is 不耐烦?
不耐烦 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不耐烦 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.