无聊
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
无聊 (wúliáo) · bored
无聊 (wúliáo) means “bored; boring”. It is written with 2 characters: 无 (no) + 聊 (to chat). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 无聊 is built
The characters
无 wú · no
What 无 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke
聊 liáo · to chat
What 聊 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 卯mǎo — 4th terrestrial branch
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 卩jié — seal
Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 卯 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个电影很无聊。Zhè ge diànyǐng hěn wúliáo.This movie is very boring.
你在家无聊吗？Nǐ zài jiā wúliáo ma?Are you bored at home?
Questions about 无聊
What does 无聊 mean?
无聊 (wúliáo) means “bored; boring”.
How do you pronounce 无聊?
无聊 is pronounced wúliáo.
Which HSK level is 无聊?
无聊 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 无法wúfǎunable to
- 无论wúlùnno matter what
- 无数wúshùcountless
- 无所谓wúsuǒwèito not care
- 无限wúxiànunlimited
- 无奈wúnàito have no choice
- 毫无háowúnot at all
- 肆无忌惮sìwújìdànwithout any restraint
- 无比wúbǐincomparable
- 无偿wúchángfree of charge
Learn 无聊 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.