| 憎恨 | zēng hèn | to detest; hatred | |
| 憎恶 | zēng wù | to loathe; to hate; to abhor; see also 憎恶 | |
| 爱憎 | ài zēng | love and hate | |
| 可憎 | kě zēng | disgusting | |
| 爱憎分明 | ài zēng fēn míng | to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates; to have well-defined likes and dislikes |
| 1 | The pacifists hated violence. | |
| 2 | Love is my sin, and thy dear virtue hate. | |
| 3 | It's a work of self-loathing. | |
| 4 | I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love. | |
| 5 | It was because he loved my money that he married me. |
