烦闷

• Pinyin: fán mèn
• Desglose de hanzi: 烦 = 火 (fire) + 页 (page/head) — heat in the head, irritation; 闷 = 门 (door) + 心 (heart) — a heart shut behind a door, suppressed and stifled

Significado

Agobiado y abatido; deprimido e irritable.

Combines irritation (烦) with a feeling of being hemmed in and low (闷). More internalised and heavy than plain 烦 (annoyed). Used to describe a sustained emotional state rather than a momentary reaction, often caused by stagnation, lack of progress, or suppressed feelings.

Ejemplos

1. 她在这家公司工作了整整七年，却始终得不到晋升的机会，烦闷的情绪在心中积压已久，终于到了难以排解的地步。
2. 连续的阴雨天气让他倍感烦闷，他试图通过大量阅读来分散注意力，却发现连文字都无法将他的思绪从那件事上移开。
3. 导师指出，当学生在研究过程中长期陷入烦闷状态时，往往是课题方向或研究方法需要做出根本性调整的重要信号。

Guía de uso

Contexto: emotions, psychology, everyday, work

Tono: introspective

Correcto

• 她说长期烦闷并非源于具体事件，而是一种弥漫的低落。(She said her long-term gloom came not from a specific event but from a pervasive low mood.)
• 这位历经宦海沉浮的老官员在回忆录中写道，仕途最烦闷的时期并非遭受打压之时，而是被闲置无事可做、才能无从施展的漫长等待岁月。(This veteran official, who had experienced the vicissitudes of an official career, wrote in his memoirs that the most vexing and oppressive period of his career was not when he faced suppression, but rather the long years of being sidelined with nothing to do and no outlet for his abilities.)

Incorrecto

• 我感到非常烦闷和高兴 — 烦闷 and 高兴 are contradictory; if describing mixed emotions use 复杂 or describe each feeling separately with 既…又… structure

Origen e historia

烦 (vexed/annoyed) + 闷 (stifled/depressed) — a combination of irritation and suffocating low spirits

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal