When we say something or someone is 无聊 (wúliáo), we mean they are boring or dull. It’s an adjective, so you can use it just like you would use “boring” in English.
For example, if a movie isn't holding your attention, you can say “这部电影很无聊” (Zhè bù diànyǐng hěn wúliáo – This movie is very boring). Or, if you're feeling uninspired with nothing to do, you can say “我很无聊” (Wǒ hěn wúliáo – I am bored).
How Formal Is It?
"这场演讲内容乏味，听众们都感到意兴阑珊。 (Zhè chǎng yǎnjiǎng nèiróng fáwèi, tīngzhòngmen dōu gǎndào yìxìnglánshān.)"
"这部电影太无聊了，我差点睡着。 (Zhè bù diànyǐng tài wúliáo le, wǒ chàdiǎn shuìzháo.)"
"周末在家待着真没劲，我们出去走走吧。 (Zhōumò zàijiā dāizhe zhēn méijìn, wǒmen chūqù zǒuzǒu ba.)"
"这个游戏一点儿也不好玩，我们玩别的吧。 (Zhège yóuxì yīdiǎnr yě bù hǎowán, wǒmen wán biéde ba.)"
"刚才的气氛有点尬，大家都不知道说什么好。 (Gāngcái de qìfēn yǒudiǎn gà, dàjiā dōu bù zhīdào shuō shénme hǎo.)"
أمثلة حسب المستوى
这本书很无聊。
This book is boring.
我觉得这个电影很无聊。
I think this movie is very boring.
他很无聊，什么都不想做。
He is very bored; he doesn't want to do anything.
这个游戏太无聊了。
This game is too boring.
上课的时候我感到很无聊。
I felt very bored during class.
无聊的一天。
A boring day.
别无聊，我们出去玩吧！
Don't be bored, let's go out and play!
他说的话很无聊。
What he said was very boring.
这本书很无聊。
This book is boring.
我觉得这个电影很无聊。
I think this movie is very boring.
他的演讲太无聊了。
His speech was too boring.
我今天什么都没做，好无聊啊。
I didn't do anything today, so boring.
这个游戏玩起来有点无聊。
This game is a bit boring to play.
你为什么看起来这么无聊？
Why do you look so bored?
我觉得学习语法很无聊。
I find studying grammar very boring.
他总是讲一些无聊的笑话。
He always tells boring jokes.
我今天什么都没做，感觉很无聊。
I didn't do anything today, feeling very bored.
无聊 often describes a feeling of boredom or a situation that is boring.
这个电影太无聊了，我快睡着了。
This movie is too boring, I'm almost falling asleep.
太...了 (tài...le) indicates 'too much' or 'very'.
你为什么看起来很无聊？
Why do you look so bored?
看起来 (kànqǐlái) means 'looks like' or 'seems'.
他总是讲一些无聊的笑话。
He always tells some boring jokes.
无聊的 (wúliáo de) modifies a noun, meaning 'boring' or 'dull'.
下雨天待在家里会让人觉得无聊。
Staying at home on a rainy day can make people feel bored.
会让人觉得 (huì ràng rén juéde) means 'can make people feel'.
这个会议有点无聊，大家都想离开了。
This meeting is a bit boring, everyone wants to leave.
有点 (yǒudiǎn) means 'a bit' or 'somewhat'.
她觉得她的工作很无聊，没有什么挑战。
She feels her job is very boring, without any challenges.
没有什么 (méiyǒu shénme) means 'not having any' or 'nothing'.
别做一些无聊的事情，找点有意思的吧。
Don't do boring things, find something interesting.
别 (bié) means 'don't'.
كيفية الاستخدام
无聊 (wú liáo) is an adjective that describes something as boring, dull, or uninteresting. It can be used to describe people, activities, or situations. For example, if a movie is not engaging, you can say it is 无聊. If a person is telling a very long and uninteresting story, you can also say that person is 无聊.
A common mistake is to confuse 无聊 with feeling bored. While 无聊 can describe things that make you feel bored, it itself describes the characteristic of being boring. To say 'I am bored,' you would usually say '我很无聊' (wǒ hěn wú liáo), meaning 'I am very bored.' However, 无聊 as an adjective doesn't directly translate to 'bored' as a feeling in the same way 'boring' does in English. Another mistake is to use it to describe something sad or frustrating; 无聊 specifically means boring or uninteresting, not negative emotions like sadness or anger.
نصائح
Basic Meaning of 无聊
无聊 (wúliáo) directly translates to boring or dull. It describes something that lacks interest or excitement.
Using 无聊 for Activities
You can use 无聊 to describe activities. For example, 看电视很无聊 (kàn diànshì hěn wúliáo) means 'watching TV is very boring'.
Using 无聊 for People's Feelings
It can also describe how someone feels. 我很无聊 (wǒ hěn wúliáo) means 'I am bored'. This is a common way to express boredom.
无聊 as an Adjective
Remember 无聊 is an adjective. It directly modifies nouns or describes states of being. You don't need additional words like 'be' in English when using it with 是 (shì) or 很 (hěn).
Contrast with 有趣
The opposite of 无聊 is 有趣 (yǒuqù), which means interesting. Comparing the two can help you remember 无聊 better.
Don't Confuse with Tired
While being bored can make you feel tired, 无聊 specifically means bored or dull, not physically tired. Tired is 累 (lèi).
Practice with Simple Sentences
Try forming simple sentences like 这本书很无聊 (zhè běn shū hěn wúliáo) meaning 'This book is very boring'.
Ask If Something Is Boring
You can ask 电影无聊吗? (diànyǐng wúliáo ma?) meaning 'Is the movie boring?'
Common Use in Conversations
It's common to hear Chinese speakers use 无聊 to describe situations or feelings, so it's a very practical word to know for everyday conversation.
Beyond Basic Boredom
In some contexts, 无聊 can also imply a sense of 'meaninglessness' or 'pointlessness', though for A1, stick to boring or dull.
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This movie is very boring.
I think this book is a bit boring.
He is very bored/boring.
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这个工作很无聊。
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你觉得这节课无聊吗？
Focus: jié kè
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我今天很无聊。
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这部电影太___了，我快睡着了。
电影让人想睡觉，所以是无聊的。
我觉得学语法有点___。
根据上下文，学语法有时可能被觉得无聊。
这个讲座内容很___，没什么意思。
讲座没什么意思，所以是无聊的。
下雨天待在家里会觉得很___。
下雨天不能出门，可能会觉得无聊。
他不喜欢这份工作，因为觉得很___。
不喜欢工作的原因可能是工作很无聊。
我周末没有计划，有点___。
没有计划可能会让人感到无聊。
Imagine you had a very boring day. Write two sentences in Chinese describing your day, using '无聊' at least once. Try to use simple sentence structures.
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今天我的工作很无聊。 我无聊地看电视。
Think about a class or a meeting that you found really uninteresting. Write two sentences in Chinese explaining why it was boring, using '无聊' at least once.
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这节课太无聊了，因为老师讲得不好。 那个会议很无聊，没有人说话。
Describe a person you know who you think is boring. Write two sentences in Chinese, using '无聊' at least once. Focus on simple descriptions.
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我的一个朋友很无聊。 他总是说一样的话。
小明觉得什么很无聊？
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小明不喜欢看书。他觉得书很无聊。 他更喜欢玩游戏。
小明觉得什么很无聊？
文章中说“他觉得书很无聊”。
文章中说“他觉得书很无聊”。
电影怎么样？
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昨天，我和我的朋友去看电影。电影很长，也很无聊。我们都睡着了。
电影怎么样？
文章中明确提到“电影很长，也很无聊”。
文章中明确提到“电影很长，也很无聊”。
说话者为什么觉得生活无聊？
Read this passage:
这个周末，我没有出去。我只是在家看电视。我觉得我的生活有点无聊。
说话者为什么觉得生活无聊？
文章中说“我没有出去。我只是在家看电视。我觉得我的生活有点无聊。”
文章中说“我没有出去。我只是在家看电视。我觉得我的生活有点无聊。”
This sentence asks if 'this movie' (这个电影) is 'boring' (很无聊). The '吗' makes it a question. The correct order places '这个电影' as the subject, followed by '很无聊' as the predicate, and then the question particle '吗'.
The sentence starts with 'I think' (我觉得), followed by 'this game' (这个游戏). '有点' means 'a little bit' and modifies '无聊' (boring).
This sentence means 'It's very boring to be at home on a rainy day.' '下雨天' is 'rainy day', '在家' is 'at home', and '很无聊' is 'very boring'.
这部电影太___了，我看到一半就睡着了。
电影让人睡着了，说明电影很无聊。
周末我没什么事做，感觉很___。
没什么事做导致感觉无聊。
这个讲座内容太深奥，让我觉得很___。
讲座内容深奥，听不懂会让人感到无聊。
每次家庭聚会，他总是讲那些___的旧故事。
旧故事听多了会让人感到无聊。
如果一个人没有爱好，生活可能会变得很___。
没有爱好会使生活缺少乐趣，变得无聊。
这份工作每天重复同样的事情，真是太___了。
每天重复同样的事情会让人感到单调无聊。
Choose the best translation for '无聊' in the sentence: '我一个人在家，觉得很无聊。'
'无聊' means boring or bored. In this context, 'I'm home alone, I feel very bored' is the most fitting.
Which of the following activities would typically be described as '无聊'?
'无聊' describes something dull, uninteresting, or causing boredom. Staring at a blank wall fits this description.
If someone says '这份工作太无聊了。', what are they most likely trying to express?
When describing a job as '无聊', it means the job lacks excitement or interest, making it dull and repetitive.
A lively party can be described as '无聊' (wú liáo).
'无聊' means boring or dull. A lively party is the opposite of boring, so this statement is false.
If you have nothing to do and feel restless, you might say '我觉得很无聊。'
Feeling restless with nothing to do is a common situation where one would feel '无聊' (bored), so this statement is true.
Listening to your favorite music is usually considered a '无聊' (wú liáo) activity.
Listening to favorite music is typically enjoyable and engaging, not boring. Therefore, this statement is false.
The movie was so boring, I fell asleep.
I'm very bored today, there's nothing to do.
Do you think his speech was boring?
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我觉得这个游戏很无聊。
Focus: 无聊 (wúliáo)
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不要做无聊的事情。
Focus: 无聊 (wúliáo)
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他是一个很无聊的人。
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Describe a movie or book you found boring, explaining why it was uninteresting to you. Use '无聊' at least once.
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我最近看了一部电影，我觉得它很无聊。故事情节太慢了，而且角色也不吸引人。我看了不到一半就睡着了。
Imagine you are explaining to a friend why a certain subject at school is boring. What would you say? Use '无聊' and explain your reasons.
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我觉得历史课有点无聊。虽然了解过去很重要，但是老师讲课的方式总是让我觉得很困，内容也很枯燥。
Write a short paragraph about what you do when you feel bored. Do you watch TV, read, or do something else? Use '无聊' in your response.
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当我感到无聊的时候，我通常会听音乐或者看一些有趣的视频。有时候我也会出去散步，这样能让我的心情好起来。
小明为什么不喜欢待在家里？
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小明不喜欢在家。他觉得待在家里很无聊，因为没有什么好玩的事情可以做。他更喜欢和朋友一起出去玩，或者去公园散步。
小明为什么不喜欢待在家里？
文章中明确提到“他觉得待在家里很无聊”。
文章中明确提到“他觉得待在家里很无聊”。
作者为什么觉得报告很无聊？
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这个报告太长了，而且数据很多，让我觉得很无聊。我需要花很长时间才能看完，而且看完之后也很难记住所有内容。
作者为什么觉得报告很无聊？
文章中提到“这个报告太长了，而且数据很多，让我觉得很无聊”。
文章中提到“这个报告太长了，而且数据很多，让我觉得很无聊”。
他为什么觉得这份工作无聊？
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他觉得这份工作很无聊，每天都做重复的事情，没有挑战性。他想找一份更有趣、更有意义的工作。
他为什么觉得这份工作无聊？
文章中提到“每天都做重复的事情，没有挑战性”是这份工作无聊的原因。
文章中提到“每天都做重复的事情，没有挑战性”是这份工作无聊的原因。
This movie is so boring, I almost fell asleep.
He feels this job is very boring and wants to change to a new one.
Staying home with nothing to do on a rainy day feels a bit boring.
Choose the sentence where “无聊” is used correctly.
“无聊” can describe a movie, a person's feeling, or a person's characteristic. All options use it correctly.
Which of the following situations would most likely make someone feel “无聊”?
A long and tedious lecture is often uninteresting and can cause boredom, which aligns with the meaning of “无聊”.
What is the best way to translate “我感到很无聊，不知道该做什么”?
“无聊” means boring or dull. The context of not knowing what to do strongly suggests boredom.
如果你在看一部非常激动人心的电影，你会说这部电影很无聊。(If you are watching a very exciting movie, you would say the movie is very boring.)
“无聊” means boring or uninteresting. An exciting movie is the opposite of boring.
当一个人有很多事情要做，并且对这些事情很感兴趣时，他会感到无聊。(When a person has many things to do and is very interested in them, they will feel bored.)
Feeling interested in many tasks would likely lead to feeling engaged and busy, not bored. Boredom arises from a lack of interest or stimulation.
一个“无聊”的人通常不善于和别人交流，或者没有什么有趣的爱好。(A "boring" person is usually not good at communicating with others, or has no interesting hobbies.)
While subjective, a person described as “无聊” often lacks engaging conversation skills or interesting pursuits, making them seem dull to others.
Describe a movie or book you found boring and explain why.
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我觉得《阿凡达》这部电影有点无聊。虽然画面很漂亮，但是剧情太简单了，角色也没有深度，所以看到一半我就想睡觉了。
Imagine you are explaining to a friend why your job or a specific task at work is boring. What would you say?
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我的工作有时候挺无聊的，因为每天都要做很多重复性的任务，没有什么挑战。我觉得如果工作能有更多创造性的部分，就不会那么无聊了。
Write a short paragraph about how you usually deal with feeling bored.
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当我感到无聊的时候，我通常会找一些自己喜欢的事情来做，比如看书、听音乐或者和朋友聊天。有时候我也会出去散步，呼吸新鲜空气，这样就能很快摆脱无聊的感觉。
根据短文，小明为什么觉得数学课无聊？
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小明觉得他的数学课特别无聊。老师讲课总是照本宣科，一点互动都没有。同学们也常常在课堂上打瞌睡。小明希望老师能用更有趣的方式教学。
根据短文，小明为什么觉得数学课无聊？
短文中提到“老师讲课总是照本宣科，一点互动都没有”，这是小明觉得无聊的主要原因。
短文中提到“老师讲课总是照本宣科，一点互动都没有”，这是小明觉得无聊的主要原因。
作者如何避免感到无聊？
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周末在家，如果没有什么计划，我很容易感到无聊。为了避免这种感觉，我通常会提前安排一些活动，比如看电影、去公园或者学习新的技能。这样我的周末就不会白白浪费了。
作者如何避免感到无聊？
短文中提到“为了避免这种感觉，我通常会提前安排一些活动”，所以这是作者避免无聊的方式。
短文中提到“为了避免这种感觉，我通常会提前安排一些活动”，所以这是作者避免无聊的方式。
作者对这本书的评价是？
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这本书的故事情节非常老套，人物性格也很单一，读到一半我就觉得很无聊了。虽然语言还算流畅，但缺乏吸引力，很难让人读下去。
作者对这本书的评价是？
短文中提到“故事情节非常老套，人物性格也很单一，读到一半我就觉得很无聊了”，所以这是作者对书的评价。
短文中提到“故事情节非常老套，人物性格也很单一，读到一半我就觉得很无聊了”，所以这是作者对书的评价。
This sentence means 'He felt the weekend was too boring.' The structure is 'Subject + 觉得 (feel) + Object + 太 (too) + Adjective + 了 (le).'
This sentence means 'She always complains that her work is very boring.' The structure '抱怨 (complain) + object' is common. Here, '她的工作很无聊' (her work is very boring) is the object of her complaint.
This sentence means 'I have no friends to play with, so I'm very bored at home.' '因为...所以...' (because...therefore...) is a common cause-and-effect structure. The first clause provides the reason, and the second clause provides the result.
她觉得这部电影太___了，看了一半就睡着了。
电影让人睡着了，说明电影很无聊。
这个讲座内容枯燥，听得我直打哈欠，真是太___了。
讲座内容枯燥，让人打哈欠，表明讲座很无聊。
下雨天待在家里没事做，感觉很___。
没事做的时候，人们通常会感到无聊。
他每天重复同样的工作，生活变得非常___。
重复的工作容易让人感到生活无聊。
这部电视剧剧情拖沓，让人觉得有些___。
剧情拖沓会使观众感到无聊。
如果一个人缺乏兴趣爱好，生活可能会变得很___。
没有兴趣爱好，生活容易变得无聊。
This movie is so boring, I'm almost falling asleep.
She found the lecture very boring, so she left early.
I didn't do anything today and feel a bit bored.
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你觉得什么样的事情会让人感到无聊？
Focus: 无聊 (wúliáo)
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当你感到无聊时，通常会做些什么来打发时间？
Focus: 打发时间 (dǎfā shíjiān)
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描述一次你觉得特别无聊的经历。
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你认为什么样的工作是无聊的？请详细描述。
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我认为重复性高、缺乏创造性的工作是无聊的。如果一份工作每天都做同样的事情，没有新的挑战，也很难看到它的意义，那就会让人觉得非常无聊。
请写一段话，描述一次你觉得非常无聊的经历，以及你是如何度过那段时光的。
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我记得有一次，我在一个偏远的地方等车，那趟车晚点了好几个小时。周围没有任何可以娱乐的东西，手机信号也很差，我感到非常无聊。我尝试着观察周围的人，听他们的对话，甚至开始数路过的车辆，最终我靠着听音乐和发呆度过了那段无聊的时光。
讨论一下现代社会中人们感到无聊的原因，并提出至少两种解决无聊的方法。
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现代社会信息过载、生活节奏快，有时反而会导致人们感到无聊，因为大脑长时间处于被动接收信息的状态，缺乏主动思考和创造。解决无聊的方法有很多，例如培养新的爱好，让生活有更多新鲜感；或者尝试冥想，让大脑得到真正的休息，而不是被动地填充信息。
根据这段文字，以下哪项不是人们感到无聊的原因？
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在当今快节奏的生活中，人们常常抱怨生活无聊。这种无聊感可能源于工作压力，也可能源于社交媒体的过度使用。有研究表明，长时间沉迷于虚拟世界，会降低人们对现实世界的感知能力，从而更容易感到空虚和无聊。然而，无聊并非全然是负面的，它有时也能激发人们的创造力和探索欲，促使人们去寻求新的刺激和意义。
根据这段文字，以下哪项不是人们感到无聊的原因？
文章中提到了工作压力、社交媒体过度使用和长时间沉迷虚拟世界是人们感到无聊的原因，但没有提到缺乏睡眠。
文章中提到了工作压力、社交媒体过度使用和长时间沉迷虚拟世界是人们感到无聊的原因，但没有提到缺乏睡眠。
根据这段文字，如何避免观众觉得电影无聊？
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一部电影的成功与否，除了导演的功力、演员的演技，剧本的质量也至关重要。如果剧本平淡无奇，情节发展缺乏高潮迭起，那么即使有再优秀的导演和演员，也很难避免观众觉得电影无聊。反之，一个引人入胜的剧本，即使是小成本制作，也能吸引大批观众，让他们全情投入。
根据这段文字，如何避免观众觉得电影无聊？
文章明确指出“如果剧本平淡无奇……很难避免观众觉得电影无聊。反之，一个引人入胜的剧本……也能吸引大批观众”。
文章明确指出“如果剧本平淡无奇……很难避免观众觉得电影无聊。反之，一个引人入胜的剧本……也能吸引大批观众”。
根据这段文字，无聊对个人发展有什么积极作用？
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心理学家认为，适度的无聊对个人发展具有积极作用。当人们感到无聊时，大脑会进入一种放松状态，这为创造性思维提供了空间。例如，许多发明家和艺术家在无聊的时候获得了灵感。因此，我们不应该一味地逃避无聊，而是要学会与它共处，甚至利用它来促进自我成长。
根据这段文字，无聊对个人发展有什么积极作用？
文章提到“当人们感到无聊时，大脑会进入一种放松状态，这为创造性思维提供了空间。”
文章提到“当人们感到无聊时，大脑会进入一种放松状态，这为创造性思维提供了空间。”
The sentence structure is 'Subject + predicate + adverbial + '无聊'.
The sentence structure is 'Subject + verb + object clause + '非常' + '无聊'.
The sentence structure is 'Location phrase + subject + modal verb + verb phrase + '很' + '无聊'.
经过长时间的疫情封锁，人们普遍感到生活变得非常___，缺乏新鲜感。
这句话描述了疫情封锁后生活缺乏新鲜感，因此“无聊”是最佳选择，表示无趣。
他每天的工作就是重复性的数据输入，几年下来，他坦言自己对这份工作感到极度___。
重复性的数据输入容易让人感到乏味、无趣，所以“无聊”符合语境。
这部电影的剧情拖沓，人物刻画扁平，让观众在观影过程中不时打哈欠，直呼___。
剧情拖沓、人物扁平的电影会让人感到乏味，因此“无聊”是恰当的形容词。
面对教授长篇大论的枯燥理论，许多学生在课堂上都表现出___的神情。
枯燥的理论容易让学生感到乏味，所以他们会表现出“无聊”的神情。
虽然他拥有显赫的财富和地位，但由于缺乏真正的兴趣和爱好，他的晚年生活显得十分___。
缺乏兴趣和爱好会使生活变得单调乏味，因此“无聊”准确描述了这种情况。
小明总是抱怨周末没有事情可做，觉得自己非常___，希望父母能带他出去玩。
没有事情可做让人感到乏味，所以小明觉得“无聊”。
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Basic Meaning of 无聊
无聊 (wúliáo) directly translates to boring or dull. It describes something that lacks interest or excitement.
Using 无聊 for Activities
You can use 无聊 to describe activities. For example, 看电视很无聊 (kàn diànshì hěn wúliáo) means 'watching TV is very boring'.
Using 无聊 for People's Feelings
It can also describe how someone feels. 我很无聊 (wǒ hěn wúliáo) means 'I am bored'. This is a common way to express boredom.
无聊 as an Adjective
Remember 无聊 is an adjective. It directly modifies nouns or describes states of being. You don't need additional words like 'be' in English when using it with 是 (shì) or 很 (hěn).
مثال
这个电影太无聊了。
محتوى ذو صلة
هذه الكلمة بلغات أخرى
مزيد من كلمات emotions
有点
A1A little; somewhat; rather.
一点
A1A little; a bit; slightly.
可恶
A2Hateful; detestable; abominable.
心不在焉
A2Absent-minded; preoccupied.
接受地
A2Acceptingly; receptively.
成就感
B1Sense of achievement; fulfillment.
撒娇
A2To act like a spoiled child; to act cute.
上瘾
B1To be addicted to something.
沉迷
A2To be addicted to; to be engrossed in.
敬佩
B1Admiration; respect; reverence.
