(wú liáo) - bored, boring, dull, senseless in Mandarin
wúliáoTraditional: 無聊
Translation
bored, boring, dull, senseless
Word origin
A compound of 无 (wú, without) and 聊 (liáo, to chat, interest), literally without anything to engage one, hence bored or dull.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 无 (wú, without) + 聊 (liáo, to chat)
Stroke order
无
聊
Examples
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Being home alone is so boring.
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This film is too dull.
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Don't ask such senseless questions.
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When he is bored he plays on his phone.
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The whole afternoon was very dull.
无聊 (wú liáo) describes both the feeling of being bored and a thing that is boring or dull, and can also mean senseless or pointless. It contrasts with 有趣 (yǒu qù, interesting).
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