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无聊

wúliáo

boring; bored

A slumped person beside a ball
Memory picture

Characters in this word

无 wú

Strokes
4
Radical
无 — no, not
Made of
一 one 尢 weak, lame

聊 liáo

Strokes
11
Radical
耳 — ear
Made of
耳 ear 卯 4th terrestrial branch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 聊

Example phrases

  • 今天很无聊。 Jīntiān hěn wúliáo. Today is very boring.
  • 这书很无聊。 Zhè shū hěn wúliáo. This book is very boring.
  • 我觉得无聊。 Wǒ juéde wúliáo. I feel bored.

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