Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
无聊
wúliáo
Description
当我们没有事情做，觉得没意思的时候，就会说“无聊”。
When we have nothing to do and feel uninterested, we say "无聊".
它也可以说一个人或一件事很没有意义。
It can also describe a person or thing as very meaningless.
Meanings
无聊wúliáo
bored; having nothing to do
今天没有事做，我很无聊。
I have nothing to do today; I'm very bored.
无聊wúliáo
boring; dull; uninteresting
这个电影太无聊了。
This movie is so boring.
无聊wúliáo
silly; meaningless; pointless
别问这么无聊的问题。
Don't ask such boring questions.
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Notes
- Etymology
无 means "without" and 聊 relates to interest/chatting, so "without interest."
- Nuance
describes both a person's bored feeling and a thing's dullness, unlike English "bored" vs "boring."
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