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无聊wú liáobored

HSK 4word

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无聊 (wú liáo) means "bored" or "boring." It describes a person who has nothing interesting to do, as in 我很无聊 (I'm bored), or a thing that is dull, as in 无聊的电影 (a boring movie). People often say it on rainy days, during long trips, or in slow classes when there is nothing fun to do.

What does 无聊 mean?

  1. 1.

    boredadjective

  2. 2.

    boringadjective

What do the characters in 无聊 mean?

  • 无-less
  • 聊(literary) to depend upon

How do you use 无聊?

无聊 works for both feeling bored (我觉得很无聊) and something being boring (这本书很无聊).

What are some examples of 无聊 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 4

    这部电影太无聊了。

    Zhè bù diànyǐng tài wúliáo le.

    This movie is too boring.

  2. HSK 4

    周末我在家，觉得很无聊。

    Zhōumò wǒ zài jiā, juéde hěn wúliáo.

    I feel bored staying home on weekends.

  3. HSK 4

    他觉得上课很无聊。

    Tā juéde shàngkè hěn wúliáo.

    He finds class boring.

How is 无聊 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    下雨了，不能出去玩，好无聊啊。

    Xià yǔ le, bù néng chūqù wán, hǎo wúliáo a.

    It's raining and we can't go out; I'm so bored.

  2. Speaker B:

    我们看电影吧，我这儿有几部新电影。

    Wǒmen kàn diànyǐng ba, wǒ zhèr yǒu jǐ bù xīn diànyǐng.

    Let's watch a movie; I have a few new ones here.

  3. Speaker A:

    好啊，有好笑的吗？

    Hǎo a, yǒu hǎoxiào de ma?

    Sure, are there any funny ones?

  4. Speaker B:

    有一部讲小狗的，很有意思。

    Yǒu yí bù jiǎng xiǎo gǒu de, hěn yǒu yìsi.

    There's one about a puppy that's really fun.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.