厌 yàn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
厌倦
yànjuàn
to be weary of; to be tired of
Characters in this word
倦 juàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 卷 book, scroll, volume
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 多年奔波之后，他渐渐厌倦了把生活全部交给航班和酒店。 Duōnián bēnbō zhīhòu, tā jiànjiàn yànjuàn le bǎ shēnghuó quánbù jiāo gěi hángbān hé jiǔdiàn. After years of travelling around, he gradually grew tired of handing his entire life over to flights and hotels.
- 她厌倦了城市的喧嚣，想搬到安静的乡下。 Tā yànjuàn le chéngshì de xuānxiāo, xiāng bān dào ānjìng de xiāngxià. She grew weary of the noise of the city and wants to move to the quiet countryside.
- 他厌倦了每天开会，向公司请了一个月的假。 Tā yànjuàn le měitiān kāihuì, xiàng gōngsī qǐng le yī gè yuè de jià. Tired of meetings every day, he asked the company for a month off.
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
- 厌恶 yànwù to loathe; to detest
- 疲倦 píjuàn tired; weary
- 喜好 xǐhào liking; preference; to like
- 许愿 xǔyuàn to make a wish
- 嫌弃 xiánqì to dislike; to look down on; to reject with disdain
- 心意 xīnyì kind thought; intention; feeling
- 怨气 yuànqì grievance; resentment
- 真情 zhēnqíng true feelings; genuine emotion
- 怨恨 yuànhèn to resent bitterly; resentment