不胜其烦 bù shèng qí fán overwhelmed by trivial matters

Explanation

指烦琐的事物多到令人受不了。

Refers to too many troublesome and complicated things that are unbearable.

Origin Story

老张是一家公司的项目经理，最近公司接手了一个大项目，需要处理大量的文件和报表。他每天都要面对堆积如山的材料，需要和各个部门沟通协调，还要处理各种突发状况。起初，老张干劲十足，信心满满。可时间一长，各种琐碎的事情像潮水般涌来，让他应接不暇。每天加班到深夜，疲惫不堪，原本充满热情的老张也渐渐感到力不从心，甚至开始怀疑自己是否能够胜任这份工作。他不禁感叹：这工作真是不胜其烦！

lǎo zhāng shì yī jiā gōngsī de xiàngmù jīnglǐ, zuìjìn gōngsī jiēshǒu le yīgè dà xiàngmù, xūyào chǔlǐ dàliàng de wénjiàn hé bàobiào. tā měitiān dōu yào miànduì duījī rúshān de cáiliào, xūyào hé gège bùmén gōutōng xiétiáo, hái yào chǔlǐ gè zhǒng tūfā zhuàngkuàng. qǐchū, lǎo zhāng gānjìn shízú, xìnxīn mǎnmǎn. kě shíjiān yī cháng, gè zhǒng suǒsuì de shìqíng xiàng cháoshǔi bān yǒng lái, ràng tā yìngjiē bùxiá. měitiān jiā bān dào shēnyè, píbèi bùkān, yuánběn chōngmǎn rèqíng de lǎo zhāng yě jiànjiàn gǎndào lì bù cóng xīn, shènzhì kāishǐ huáiyí zìjǐ shìfǒu nénggòu shèngrèn zhè fèn gōngzuò. tā bù jīn gǎntàn: zhè gōngzuò zhēnshi bù shèng qí fán

Mr. Zhang is a project manager in a company. Recently, the company has taken on a large project that requires processing a large number of documents and reports. Every day he has to face mountains of materials, communicate and coordinate with various departments, and deal with all kinds of emergencies. At first, Mr. Zhang was full of energy and confidence. But as time went on, all kinds of trivial matters came like a tide, making him overwhelmed. Working overtime every day until late at night, he was exhausted, and the originally enthusiastic Mr. Zhang gradually felt powerless, and even began to doubt whether he could handle this job. He couldn't help but sigh: This job is really too much!

Usage

主要用于形容事情繁琐，令人厌烦。

zhǔyào yòng yú xiángróng shìqíng fánsuǒ, lìng rén yànfán

Mainly used to describe things that are tedious and annoying.

Examples

• 这件小事就花费了他大量时间，真是不胜其烦！

  zhè jiàn xiǎoshì jiù huāfèi le tā dàliàng shíjiān, zhēnshi bù shèng qí fán

  This little thing cost him a lot of time, it was really annoying!

• 各种琐碎的事情让他不胜其烦。

  gè zhǒng suǒsuì de shìqíng ràng tā bù shèng qí fán

  Various trivial matters made him very tired.

Related Idioms

• 烦琐

• 厌烦

Opposite Idioms

• 不厌其烦

• 乐此不疲