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讨厌

tǎo yàn · tao yan

Traditional 討厭

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to dislike
  2. to loathe
  3. disagreeable
  4. troublesome
  5. annoying
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I dislike Mondays

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)讨厌(tǎoyàn)星期一(xīngqīyī)。

    I dislike Mondays most.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  3. Dengdeng

    要(yào)早起(zǎoqǐ)，还(hái)要(yào)开会(kāihuì)。

    You get up early and then there are meetings.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)讨厌(tǎoyàn)开会(kāihuì)。

    I dislike meetings too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)讨厌(tǎoyàn)星期二(xīngqīèr)吗(ma)？

    Then do you dislike Tuesdays?

  6. Dengdeng

    不(bù)讨厌(tǎoyàn)，星期二(xīngqīèr)离(lí)星期五(xīngqīwǔ)近(jìn)。

    No. Tuesday is closer to Friday.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)讨(tǎo)厌(yàn)在(zài)禁(jìn)烟(yān)区(qū)吸(xī)烟(yān)的(de)人(rén)。

Tom doesn't like people who smoke in no smoking areas.

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

02

虽(suī)然(rán)我(wǒ)讨(tǎo)厌(yàn)雨(yǔ)，但(dàn)是(shì)我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)下(xià)雨(yǔ)的(de)味(wèi)道(dào)。

I hate rain, but I love its smell.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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