不
耐
烦

Impatient in Chinese: 不耐烦 (bù nài fán)

bù nài fán

impatient

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 不耐煩2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1impatient
  2. 2to lose patience

Stroke order

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不
耐
烦

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄋㄞˋ

nài

ㄋ/ nㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄈㄢˊ

fán

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

不耐烦

Simplified

不耐煩

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 爸爸今天很不耐烦。

    bà ba jīn tiān hěn bú nài fán。

    Dad's in an impatient mood today.

  • 我们越等越不耐烦。

    wǒ men yuè děng yuè bú nài fán。

    The longer we waited, the more impatient we became.

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Related words

不

bù

no

烦

fán

to feel vexed

耐

nài

(bound form) to bear

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

烦恼

fán nǎo

to be worried

麻烦

má fan

trouble

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

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