没趣

沒趣

méiqù

adjective #23,428

Meanings

1 embarrassing
2 awkward (of a situation)
3 unsatisfying
4 dull

Characters

no; lacking; without

interest; fun; appeal

Examples

他热情地打招呼，对方却没理他，弄得他很没趣。

Tā rèqíng de dǎ zhāohu, duìfāng què méi lǐ tā, nòng de tā hěn méiqù.

He greeted them enthusiastically but they ignored him, leaving him feeling embarrassed.

讨了个没趣，他只好悻悻地走开。

Tǎo le gè méiqù, tā zhǐhǎo xìngxìng de zǒukāi.

Rebuffed and embarrassed, he had no choice but to walk away sulkily.

Tips

usage

没趣 describes the awkward, deflated feeling of being ignored, rebuffed, or having one's enthusiasm met with a cold reception. The phrase 讨没趣 (tǎo méiqù) means to embarrass oneself by being rejected. It differs from 无聊 (wúliáo, boring) — 没趣 is about social awkwardness, not tedium.

Stroke Order

没 méi

趣 qù