无聊

無聊

wúliáo

adjective HSK 4 #1,498

Meanings

1 bored
2 boring
3 senseless

Characters

to chat; to rely on

Originally having nothing to rely on — a state of having nothing engaging.

Examples

今天真无聊。

Jīntiān zhēn wúliáo.

Today is really boring.

我觉得这部电影很无聊。

Wǒ juéde zhè bù diànyǐng hěn wúliáo.

I think this movie is boring.

他闲得无聊。

Tā xián de wúliáo.

He's bored from having nothing to do.

Tips

usage

无聊 can describe both the person (I'm bored) and the thing (it's boring). Context makes it clear.

Stroke Order

无 wú

聊 liáo