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嫌

xián

to suspect, to dislike

A child frowns and turns away from a plate of vegetables
Memory picture

Character

嫌 xián

Strokes
13
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 兼 both, and
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他嫌房间太吵,要求换到安静一点的楼层。 Tā xián fángjiān tài chǎo, yāoqiú huàn dào ānjìng yìdiǎn de lóucéng. He found the room too noisy and asked to move to a quieter floor.
  • 她嫌这件衣服太贵,所以没有买。 Tā xián zhè jiàn yīfu tài guì, suǒyǐ méiyǒu mǎi. She thought this dress was too expensive, so she didn't buy it.
  • 孩子嫌青菜不好吃,每次都剩下一半。 Háizi xián qīngcài bù hǎochī, měi cì dōu shèngxià yí bàn. The child finds green vegetables unappetizing and leaves half of them every time.

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