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Một cậu bé ngồi chán nản trước đống bài tập.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Boring, dull, uninteresting: Describes something that fails to hold interest or attention, causing weariness or lack of enjoyment.
    • Fed up, tired of, sick of: Describes a state of emotional or mental fatigue and dissatisfaction from prolonged exposure to something undesirable.
    • (Colloquial) Many, a lot: Used informally to emphasize a large quantity or degree.

  2. Verb (used with 'thấy', 'cảm thấy'):

    • To be bored, to be fed up, to be sick of: To experience a feeling of weariness, dissatisfaction, or lack of interest.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Bộ phim này chán quá. (This movie is so boring.)
    • Tôi chán công việc lặp đi lặp lại này rồi. (I am fed up with this repetitive job.)
    • Ở đây còn chán người muốn giúp đỡ. (There are still a lot of people here who want to help.)

  • Verb:

    • Tôi thấy chán khi phải chờ đợi. (I feel bored when I have to wait.)
    • Cô ấy cảm thấy chán nản với cuộc sống hàng ngày. (She feels weary of daily life.)
Advanced Usage

  • Chán đến mang tai / Chán ngấy: To be utterly fed up, to be sick to death of something. This idiom intensifies the feeling of boredom or disgust.

    • Tôi chán đến mang tai những lời hứa suông của anh ta. (I am sick to death of his empty promises.)

  • Chán như cơm nếp nát: (As boring/disgusting as) mushy glutinous rice. A vivid simile describing something extremely boring or unappealing.

    • Buổi họp chán như cơm nếp nát. (The meeting was as dull as dishwater.)

  • Chán chường: A compound word expressing deep weariness, dejection, or world-weariness.

    • Anh ấy có vẻ chán chường với mọi thứ. (He seems disillusioned and weary with everything.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Chán nản (adj/verb): Discouraged, disheartened; to feel dispirited. Often used for a deeper sense of disappointment and loss of motivation.

    • Sau nhiều lần thất bại, cô ấy trở nên chán nản. (After many failures, she became disheartened.)

  • Chán ghét (verb): To detest, to loathe. Combines boredom with active dislike or hatred.

    • Tôi chán ghét sự giả dối. (I detest hypocrisy.)

  • Chan chán (adj, reduplicated form): Slightly boring, a bit tedious. The reduplication softens the intensity.

    • Công việc chan chán nhưng vẫn phải làm. (The work is a bit tedious but still must be done.)
Synonyms
  • Nhàm chán (adj): Tedious, monotonous.
  • Ngán (adj/verb): To be sick of (often related to food or overindulgence); to dread.
  • Mệt mỏi (adj): Tired, weary (can be physical or mental).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Phát chán: To become extremely bored or fed up. 'Phát' adds a sense of reaching a breaking point.
    • Nghe bài hát đó nhiều lần tôi phát chán. (Hearing that song so many times, I got utterly bored.)
Related Idioms

  • Chán cơm thèm phở: Literally "bored of rice, craving pho". Means to be tired of the familiar and desire something new.

    • Anh ấy chán cơm thèm phở, muốn tìm một công việc mới. (He's bored with the old routine and wants a change, looking for a new job.)

  • Chán như con gián: (As bored as) a cockroach. A colloquial simile for extreme boredom.

    • Ngồi một mình ở nhà, chán như con gián. (Sitting home alone, bored out of my mind.)
chán

Một cậu bé ngồi chán nản trước đống bài tập.

verb
  1. To be satiated with, to be tired of
    • chán thịt mỡ
      to be satiated with fat meat
    • ngủ đến chán mắt
      to have slept oneself to satiety, to have slept one's heart content
    • cảnh đẹp như tranh, mắt nhìn không chán
      the landscape was as beautiful as a painting, so their eyes were not tired of looking at it
  2. To be disgusted with
    • chán cuộc sống dễ dàng nhưng quá buồn tẻ
      to be disgusted with such an easy but too humdrum life
    • chán đến mang tai
      to be fed up with
adj
  1. Dull
    • vở kịch ấy chán quá

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