Chinese Word: 厭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

厭 (Simplified: 厌)HSK 4

Pinyin: yàn

English Definition: to loathe

Chinese Definition:
①嫌恶，憎恶：厌恶。讨厌。厌倦。喜新厌旧。不厌其详。学而不厌。
②满足：贪得无厌。

Antonyms: 喜

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 厂

Pictophonetic:猒 indicates the sound; 厂 (cliff) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 厂 [ chǎng ] cliff; factory, workshop; building
- 猒 [ yān ]

厭惡HSK 6	yàn wù	to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth
厭倦	yàn juàn	to be weary of; to be fed up with; tedious
厭煩	yàn fán	bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth
厭世	yàn shì	world-weary; pessimistic

1		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 rén men 人们 mà rén 骂人。 I hate it when people curse.
2		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 kàn dào 看到 bié ren 别人 chōu yān 抽烟。 I hate seeing other people smoking.
3		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 nà ge 那个 chǎo nào 吵闹 de 的 tóng shì 同事。 I loathe that noisy colleague.
4		wǒ 我 yàn juàn 厌倦 le 了 zhè zhǒng 这种 dān diào 单调 de 的 shēng huó 生活。 I am tired of this monotonous life.
5		wǒ 我 bù xiǎng 不想 pèng dào 碰到 nà ge 那个 tǎo yàn 讨厌 de 的 rén 人。 I don't want to come across that annoying guy.

1		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 rén men 人们 mà rén 骂人。 I hate it when people curse.
2		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 kàn dào 看到 bié ren 别人 chōu yān 抽烟。 I hate seeing other people smoking.
3		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 nà ge 那个 chǎo nào 吵闹 de 的 tóng shì 同事。 I loathe that noisy colleague.
4		wǒ 我 yàn juàn 厌倦 le 了 zhè zhǒng 这种 dān diào 单调 de 的 shēng huó 生活。 I am tired of this monotonous life.
5		wǒ 我 bù xiǎng 不想 pèng dào 碰到 nà ge 那个 tǎo yàn 讨厌 de 的 rén 人。 I don't want to come across that annoying guy.