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腻烦

Word · Adjective · VerbTraditional膩

bored; greasy; to loathe

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Meanings

5 senses · 12 examples
1.

adjective

bored; tired; fed up

informal

A colloquial term (口) describing a feeling of boredom or annoyance due to excessive repetition or long waiting.

Lǎo老
hēng哼
zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
qǔ曲
ér儿
nǐ你
bù不
jué觉
de得
nì腻
ma吗
 ?

Aren't you bored of humming this little tune all the time?

Děng等
le了
bàn半
tiān天
hái还
bù不
jiàn见
rén人
lái来
 ,
tā他
xīn心
lǐ里
yǒu有
diǎn点
ér儿
nì腻
le了
 。

After waiting for a long time without anyone showing up, he started to feel a bit fed up.

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Zhè这
yóu游
xì戏
wǒ我
dōu都
wán玩
nì腻
le了
 ,
huàn换
ge个
xīn新
de的
ba吧
 。

I'm tired of playing this game; let's try a new one.

2.

verb

to loathe; to disgust; to be sick of

informal

A colloquial term (口) meaning to feel strong dislike or disgust towards something or someone.

Tā他
nà那
shēn身
dǎ打
bàn扮
 ,
zhēn真
jiào叫
rén人
nì腻
 。

His outfit is really disgusting.

Wǒ我
nì腻
sǐ死
le了
zhè这
zhǒng种
xū虚
wěi伪
de的
kè客
tào套
 。

I'm utterly sick of this hypocritical politeness.

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Chī吃
tài太
duō多
tián甜
shí食
huì会
ràng让
rén人
fā发
nì腻
 。

Eating too many sweets can make one feel disgusted.

3.

adjective

greasy; oily; rich

neutral

A very common meaning referring to food that is excessively oily, fatty, or heavy, often causing a cloying feeling.

Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
tài太
nì腻
le了
 ,
wǒ我
chī吃
bù不
xià下
 。

This dish is too greasy; I can't eat it.

Hóng红
shāo烧
ròu肉
suī虽
rán然
hǎo好
chī吃
 ,
dàn但
chī吃
duō多
le了
huì会
jué觉
de得
nì腻
 。

Though braised pork is delicious, it feels too rich if you eat too much.

4.

adjective

meticulous; detailed; thorough

literary

A literary usage meaning extremely detailed, careful, or thorough, often in a positive sense.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
miáo描
xiě写
fēi非
cháng常
xì细
nì腻
 。

The description in this article is extremely detailed and delicate.

Tā她
zuò做
shì事
hěn很
nì腻
 ,
cóng从
bù不
mǎ马
hu虎
 。

She works very meticulously and is never careless.

5.

verb

to be overly intimate; to cling to

informal

Often used to describe behavior that is excessively affectionate or clingy to the point of annoyance.

Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
zǒng总
nì腻
zhe着
mā妈
ma妈
 ,
bù不
kěn肯
zì自
jǐ己
wán玩
 。

This child always clings to his mom and won't play by himself.

Bié别
lǎo老
nì腻
zài在
wǒ我
shēn身
biān边
 ,
qù去
zuò做
nǐ你
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shì事
 。

Stop clinging to me all the time; go do your own thing.