B1 Expression 1 min read

真是太没意思了

zhen shi tai mei yi si le

That's really uninteresting!

Meaning

Expresses that something is utterly dull and lacks appeal.

Practice Bank

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这部电影真是___没意思了,我差点睡着了。

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这个游戏真是太没___了,玩了一会儿我就不想玩了。

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听了他的演讲,我感到真是太没意思___。

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The phrase is a combination of several common Chinese words: * **真 (zhēn)**: meaning 'true', 'really', 'indeed'. It emphasizes the degree of what follows. * **是 (shì)**: meaning 'is', 'to be'. * **太 (tài)**: meaning 'too', 'excessively'. This intensifier further strengthens the meaning. * **没 (méi)**: a negative particle, meaning 'not have', 'without'. * **意思 (yìsi)**: meaning 'meaning', 'interest', 'fun'. * **了 (le)**: a modal particle indicating a change of state or completion of an action, often adding a sense of exclamation or finality here. Combined, '太没意思了' literally means 'too without interest', conveying the strong sentiment of something being exceedingly dull or uninteresting. The addition of '真是' at the beginning further amplifies this, making the overall expression 'truly too without interest'.

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