无聊 wú liáo
“bored; boring; senseless”
adjective, adjective / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4Traditional 無聊
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
无聊 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1783: 无聊 wúliáo — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形). PDF page 124
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 无聊
无聊 describes either a person feeling bored or a thing/activity that is boring or uninteresting. It is an adjective, often used after 很, 太, or 真, and commonly appears in patterns like 我觉得……很无聊 and 这部电影很无聊.
例句Example sentences
- 周末一个人在家，我觉得很无聊。zhōu mò yí gè rén zài jiā, wǒ jué de hěn wú liáo.Being home alone on the weekend, I feel bored.
- 这部电影太无聊了，我看到一半就睡着了。zhè bù diàn yǐng tài wú liáo le, wǒ kàn dào yí bàn jiù shuì zháo le.This movie was too boring; I fell asleep halfway through.
- 天气不好，我们在家没事做，真无聊。tiān qì bù hǎo, wǒ men zài jiā méi shì zuò, zhēn wú liáo.The weather is bad, and we have nothing to do at home; it's really boring.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我无聊这个电影。
✓我觉得这个电影很无聊。
无聊 does not take an object; use 觉得 + subject + 很无聊 to say you find something boring.