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恨

hèn · hen

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HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to hate
  2. to regret
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Hating the alarm

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)恨(hèn)闹钟(nàozhōng)！每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)就(jiù)响(xiǎng)。

    I hate my alarm clock! It rings at six every morning.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)早点(zǎodiǎn)睡(shuì)呀(ya)。

    You can go to bed earlier.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)晚上(wǎnshang)我(wǒ)更(gèng)恨(hèn)关灯(guāndēng)。

    But at night I hate turning off the light even more.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)恨(hèn)闹钟(nàozhōng)，是(shì)恨(hèn)睡觉(shuìjiào)！

    You don't hate the alarm. You hate going to sleep!

  5. Dengdeng

    不(bù)，我(wǒ)恨(hèn)早起(zǎoqǐ)，可是(kěshì)爱(ài)睡(shuì)懒觉(lǎnjiào)。

    No, I hate getting up early, but I love sleeping in.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)并(bìng)不(bú)是(shì)因(yīn)为(wèi)我(wǒ)恨(hèn)他(tā)，相(xiāng)反(fǎn)我(wǒ)爱(ài)他(tā)。

It is not because I hate him, but because I love him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ruicong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

丹(dān)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)他(tā)不(bú)恨(hèn)你(nǐ)。

Dan wanted you to know that he didn't hate you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fsynirvana · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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