What 不耐烦 means
- Impatient†
- to lose patience†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 不耐烦, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does 不耐烦 mean in English?
不耐烦 is pronounced bùnàifán and means Impatient, to lose patience †.
How do you pronounce 不耐烦?
不耐烦 is bùnàifán in pinyin — written bunaifan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 不耐烦?
不耐烦 is written with 3 characters: 不 (bù) No (not), 耐 (nài) Endure (to bear - patient), 烦 (fán) To bother (be annoyed). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 不耐烦 written in traditional Chinese?
不耐煩. The simplified form 不耐烦 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 不耐煩 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced bùnàifán.
Is 不耐烦 an HSK word?
Yes — 不耐烦 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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