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Verb + 烦

HSK 6
  • Complements

Structure (结构 jiégòu)

Verb烦

Meaning (意思 yìsi)

Resultative complement 烦 expresses annoyance or weariness resulting from an action being repeated too many times.

Explanation (解释 jiěshì)

Uses 烦 as a resultative complement for a verb to express a feeling of annoyance or weariness from having to perform that action too many times. It emphasizes that the result of the action is "causing irritation." For example, 听烦了 (tired of hearing it) means you have heard something repeated so many times that you no longer want to hear it.

Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)

  1. 这首歌我听烦了。
    繁: 這首歌我聽煩了。Zhè shǒu gē wǒ tīng fán le.

    I've grown tired of listening to this song.

  2. 我等他等烦了。
    繁: 我等他等煩了。Wǒ děng tā děng fán le.

    I got tired of waiting for him.

  3. 天天吃外卖，我都吃烦了。
    繁: 天天吃外賣，我都吃煩了。Tiāntiān chī wàimài, wǒ dōu chī fán le.

    I eat takeout every day and I'm sick of it.

  4. 你别说了，我都听烦了。
    繁: 你別說了，我都聽煩了。Nǐ bié shuō le, wǒ dōu tīng fán le.

    Don't say any more, I'm tired of hearing it.

  5. 他看书看烦了，就出去走走。
    繁: 他看書看煩了，就出去走走。Tā kàn shū kàn fán le, jiù chūqù zǒuzou.

    He got tired of reading, so he went outside for a walk.

Common mistakes

  • Wrong:我听这首歌很烦。
    Correct:我听这首歌听烦了。

    烦 here is a resultative complement of the verb 听, not an adjective describing the subject. It indicates the result "hear to the point of annoyance."

  • Wrong:我烦等他。
    Correct:我等他等烦了。

    烦 is a resultative complement that must follow the verb to indicate the result of the action "to wait."