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讨厌

tǎo yànㄊㄠˇ ㄧㄢˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: THẢO YẾM

Traditional: 討厭

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3

Meaning(verb)

to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying

Between close people, 讨厌! can be playful ("you're awful!") rather than real dislike.

Examples

  • 我最讨厌下雨天。

    wǒ zuì tǎo yàn xià yǔ tiān.

    I hate rainy days more than anything.

  • 这种天气真讨厌。

    zhè zhǒng tiān qì zhēn tǎo yàn.

    This kind of weather is really annoying.

  • 她讨厌别人迟到。

    tā tǎo yàn bié rén chí dào.

    She can't stand people being late.

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Stroke order

THẢO · 5 strokes

to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study

YẾM · 6 strokes