不耐烦

不耐煩

bùnàifán

adjective HSK 5 #13,195

Meanings

Literally 'cannot endure the annoyance' — impatient

他等了很久，开始不耐烦了。

Tā děng le hěn jiǔ, kāishǐ bùnàifán le.

He waited a long time and started to get impatient.

老师对他的问题有些不耐烦。

Lǎoshī duì tā de wèntí yǒuxiē bùnàifán.

The teacher was a bit impatient with his questions.

别不耐烦，再等一会儿。

Bié bùnàifán, zài děng yīhuìr.

Don't be impatient; wait a little longer.

usage

不耐烦 describes a visible emotional state. The opposite is 耐心 (nàixīn, patient). You can say 有耐心 (have patience) or 没耐心 (have no patience).

不 bù

耐 nài

烦 fán