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烦fánto feel vexed

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烦 (fán) means "to feel vexed," or "to bother" someone. 我很烦 means "I feel annoyed," and 别烦我 means "don't bother me." It describes the restless, irritated feeling of having too much to deal with, such as noise, bad weather, or a broken phone.

What does 烦 mean?

  1. 1.

    to feel vexedverb

  2. 2.

    to botherverb

  3. 3.

    to troubleverb

What does the character 烦 mean?

  • 烦to feel vexed

How do you use 烦?

烦 can describe your own mood (我很烦) or bother someone else (别烦我). 麻烦 is a related, more polite word.

What are some examples of 烦 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 2

    别烦我，我在工作。

    Bié fán wǒ, wǒ zài gōngzuò.

    Don't bother me. I'm working.

  2. HSK 1

    这几天我很烦。

    Zhè jǐ tiān wǒ hěn fán.

    These days I feel very annoyed.

  3. HSK 2

    每天都下雨，真烦！

    Měi tiān dōu xià yǔ, zhēn fán!

    It rains every day. So annoying!

How is 烦 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你怎么不高兴？

    Nǐ zěnme bù gāoxìng?

    Why are you unhappy?

  2. Speaker B:

    我的电脑又坏了，真烦。

    Wǒ de diànnǎo yòu huài le, zhēn fán.

    My computer broke again. So annoying.

  3. Speaker A:

    我朋友会修电脑，他叫小王。

    Wǒ péngyou huì xiū diànnǎo, tā jiào Xiǎo Wáng.

    My friend can fix computers. His name is Xiao Wang.

  4. Speaker B:

    太好了，他明天有时间吗？

    Tài hǎo le, tā míngtiān yǒu shíjiān ma?

    Great. Does he have time tomorrow?

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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.