讨厌

討厭
tǎo yàn
HSK 4
disgusting, troublesome, nuisance
adjective
verb

Example Sentences

我讨厌在公交上挤来挤去。
wǒ tǎoyàn zài gōng jiāo shàng jǐláijǐqù 。
I hate squeezing on the bus.
这个地方太讨厌了，我想换个地方。
zhègè dìfāng tài tǎoyàn le ， wǒxiǎng huàngè dìfāng 。
This place is too annoying; I want to change to another place.
她讨厌做作业。
tā tǎoyàn zuò zuòyè 。
She hates doing homework.

Individual Characters

讨tǎo
to invite, to provoke
厌yàn
(bound form) to loathe

Words with similar meanings

厌恶yànwù
to loathe
More intense than 讨厌, expressing a stronger feeling of hatred.
嫌弃xiánqì
to dislike
More colloquial, often suggesting a preference against something or someone.

Words Starting With 讨

讨论tǎo lùn
to discuss; to talk over
讨价还价tǎo jià huán jià
haggle over price

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