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厌 yàn

to dislike, to detest; to reject; to satiate

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 4
Radical
厂
Traditional
厭
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 厂犬 ⿸厂犬

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  1. 我很讨厌下雨天。
    Wǒ hěn tǎoyàn xiàyǔtiān.
    I really dislike rainy days.
    I very dislike rain-day
  2. 你是不是讨厌加班？
    Nǐ shì bu shì tǎoyàn jiābān?
    Do you dislike working overtime?
    you is not is dislike overtime
  3. 别做让人厌恶的事。
    Bié zuò ràng rén yànwù de shì.
    Don't do things that make people loathe you.
    don't do let people loathe (particle) matter
  4. 他并不讨厌这份工作。
    Tā bìng bù tǎoyàn zhè fèn gōngzuò.
    He doesn't actually dislike this job.
    he actually not dislike this (measure) job
  5. 堵车的时候，很多司机都很讨厌等红灯。
    Dǔchē de shíhou, hěn duō sījī dōu hěn tǎoyàn děng hóngdēng.
    When there's a traffic jam, many drivers really hate waiting at red lights.
    traffic-jam (particle) time, very many driver all very dislike wait red-light

Words with 厌 (2)