厌 yàn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
厌恶
yànwù
to loathe; to detest
Characters in this word
恶 è
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他厌恶的不是竞争，而是那种把人当工具的管理逻辑。 Tā yànwù de bú shì jìngzhēng, ér shì nà zhǒng bǎ rén dàng gōngjù de guǎnlǐ luójí. What he detests is not competition, but the management logic that treats people as tools.
- 她厌恶撒谎的人，总是坦白说出自己的看法。 Tā yànwù sāhuǎng de rén, zǒngshì tǎnbái shuō chū zìjǐ de kànfǎ. She detests liars and always honestly speaks her mind.
- 闻到烟味，他立刻皱起眉头，露出厌恶的表情。 Wén dào yān wèi, tā lìkè zhòu qǐ méitou, lùchū yànwù de biǎoqíng. Smelling the smoke, he immediately frowned with a look of disgust.
Related words
- 讨厌 tǎoyàn to hate; annoying
- 不厌其烦 búyànqífán to be endlessly patient; to take great pains
- 厌烦 yànfán to be fed up with; to be annoyed by
- 厌倦 yànjuàn to be weary of; to be tired of
- 恶心 ěxin nauseous; disgusting
- 恶劣 èliè bad, vile
- 丑恶 chǒu'è ugly; vile; evil
- 恶 è evil; wicked; bad
- 恶化 èhuà to worsen; to deteriorate
- 恶性 èxìng malignant; vicious
- 恶意 èyì malice; malicious intent
- 恶作剧 èzuòjù prank; practical joke