Hanzi
Traditional
煩
Simplified
烦

to feel vexed/to bother/to trouble/superfluous and confusing/edgy

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

fán

Bopomofo

ㄈㄢˊ

Jyutping

faan4

Example sentences

煩 / 烦 fán
最近工作很忙，我覺得很煩。
最近工作很忙，我觉得很烦。

Work has been busy lately, and I feel very annoyed.

老子 lǎozi
老子今天心情不好，別來煩我。
老子今天心情不好，别来烦我。

I'm in a bad mood today, don't bother me.

煩惱 / 烦恼 fánnǎo
生活中總會有各種煩惱。
生活中总会有各种烦恼。

There will always be various worries in life.

徒 tú
這件事你再怎麼擔心也是徒增煩惱。
这件事你再怎么担心也是徒增烦恼。

No matter how much you worry about this, it will only add to your distress.

麻煩 / 麻烦 máfan
這件事處理起來非常麻煩。
这件事处理起来非常麻烦。

This matter is very troublesome to handle.

傢伙 / 家伙 jiāhuo
那個傢伙總是自找麻煩。
那个家伙总是自找麻烦。

That guy is always looking for trouble.

厭煩 / 厌烦 yànfán
嘮叨的人總是令人厭煩。
唠叨的人总是令人厌烦。

Nagging people are always annoying.

心煩 / 心烦 xīnfán
這些瑣事讓他感到很心煩。
这些琐事让他感到很心烦。

These trivial matters make him feel very annoyed.

糾纏 / 纠缠 jiūchán
那個推銷員一直糾纏著我不放，真令人心煩。
那个推销员一直纠缠著我不放，真令人心烦。

That salesman kept pestering me and wouldn't let go; it's really annoying.

煩躁 / 烦躁 fánzào
眼看事情無法解決，他心裡不免煩躁起來。
眼看事情无法解决，他心里不免烦躁起来。

Seeing that the matter could not be resolved, he could not help but feel restless.

Example Vocabulary

煩

fan2

annoyed; vexed; bothersome

煩惱

fan2'nao3

worry; trouble; vexation

麻煩

ma2'fan

troublesome; trouble; to bother

厭煩

yan4'fan2

to be fed up with; to be sick of; annoying

心煩

xin1'fan2

vexed; perturbed; annoyed

煩心事

煩躁

fan2'zao4

jittery; irritable; fretful; restless

耐煩

nai4'fan2

不勝其煩

bu4'sheng1'qi2'fan2

不厭其煩

bu4'yan4'qi2'fan2

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