不耐烦

不耐煩

búnàifán

adjective HSK 6 #13,195

Meanings

Literally 'cannot endure the annoyance' - impatient

HSK 1

老师对他的问题有些不耐烦。

Lǎoshī duì tā de wèntí yǒuxiē búnàifán.

The teacher was a bit impatient with his questions.

HSK 2

别不耐烦，再等一会儿。

Bié búnàifán, zài děng yíhuìr.

Don't be impatient; wait a little longer.

HSK 5

顾客等得不耐烦了，开始抱怨服务太慢。

Gùkè děng de búnàifán le, kāishǐ bàoyuàn fúwù tài màn.

The customer waited until he got impatient and started complaining that the service was too slow.

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