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厌倦

Word · VerbTraditional厭

to loathe; to get tired of

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to be weary of; to be tired of; to lose interest in

Often used for expressing boredom or loss of enthusiasm towards a repetitive activity or situation.

Xià下
wéi围
qí棋
 ,
tā他
zǎo早
jiù就
yàn厌
juàn倦
le了
 。

He has long been tired of playing Go.

Tā她
duì对
měi每
tiān天
chóng重
fù复
de的
gōng工
zuò作
gǎn感
dào到
yàn厌
juàn倦
 。

She feels weary of her repetitive daily work.

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Hái孩
zi子
men们
duì对
nà那
ge个
lǎo老
yóu游
xì戏
yǐ已
jīng经
yàn厌
juàn倦
le了
 。

The children have already grown tired of that old game.