嫌弃
xiánqì
to dislike; to look down on; to reject with disdain
Characters in this word
弃 qì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 亠 lid, cover 厶 private, secret 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他没有嫌弃设备简陋，反而利用有限条件完成了实验。 Tā méiyǒu xiánqì shèbèi jiǎnlòu, fǎn'ér lìyòng yǒuxiàn tiáojiàn wánchéng le shíyàn. He did not look down on the crude equipment; instead, he used the limited conditions to complete the experiment.
- 奶奶从不嫌弃旧衣服，总能把它们改成有用的东西。 Nǎinai cóngbù xiánqì jiù yīfu, zǒng néng bǎ tāmen gǎi chéng yǒuyòng de dōngxi. Grandma never turns up her nose at old clothes; she can always remake them into useful things.
- 弟弟嫌弃食堂的饭菜不对胃口，天天回家吃饭。 Dìdi xiánqì shítáng de fàncài bú duì wèikǒu, tiāntiān huí jiā chīfàn. My little brother dislikes the canteen food, so he eats at home every day.
Related words
- 嫌 xián to suspect, to dislike
- 涉嫌 shèxián to be suspected of being involved in
- 嫌疑 xiányí suspicion; grounds for suspicion
- 放弃 fàngqì to give up
- 丢弃 diūqì to discard; to throw away
- 废弃 fèiqì to abandon; to discard
- 抛弃 pāoqì to abandon; to discard
- 弃权 qìquán to abstain; to waive a right
- 唾弃 tuòqì to spurn; to reject with contempt
- 遗弃 yíqì to abandon; to desert
- 怨气 yuànqì grievance; resentment
- 厌恶 yànwù to loathe; to detest