恩 ēn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恩怨
ēnyuàn
gratitude and resentment; grievances
Characters in this word
怨 yuàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 夗 to turn over when asleep 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 两家的恩怨延续了三代，连年轻人也很难置身事外。 Liǎng jiā de ēnyuàn yánxù le sān dài, lián niánqīngrén yě hěn nán zhìshēn shìwài. The feud between the two families has lasted for three generations, making it hard even for the young people to stay out of it.
- 过去的恩怨就让它过去吧，我们重新开始。 Guòqù de ēnyuàn jiù ràng tā guòqù ba, wǒmen chóngxīn kāishǐ. Let the old grievances stay in the past; let us start again.
- 兄弟俩之间的恩怨持续多年，今天终于坐下来谈了谈。 Xiōngdì liǎ zhījiān de ēnyuàn chíxù duō nián, jīntiān zhōngyú zuò xiàlai tán le tán. The brothers' grudge lasted for years, and today they finally sat down and talked.
Related words
- 恩爱 ēn'ài loving; affectionate as a couple
- 恩情 ēnqíng kindness; favour
- 恩人 ēnrén benefactor
- 感恩 gǎnēn to be grateful; to feel gratitude
- 抱怨 bàoyuàn to complain
- 怨 yuàn to blame
- 埋怨 mányuàn to complain; to blame
- 怨恨 yuànhèn to resent bitterly; resentment
- 怨气 yuànqì grievance; resentment
- 怨言 yuànyán complaint; grievance
- 隔阂 géhé estrangement; barrier; gap
- 敌视 díshì to be hostile to; to regard with hostility