讨厌 (tǎo yàn): Dislike (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

tǎo讨

to demand, to discuss, to condemn

yàn厌

to dislike, to detest

4.

Readings & Senses

tǎo yàn(tao yan)

1. [verb]dislike; loathe[HSK4]

2. [adjective/verb]dislike; loathe[HSK 3.0 · L4]

5.

How to Use 讨厌 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith天气

tǎo讨

yàn厌

de的

tiān天

qì气

neutral

annoying weather

Adverb + Verbwith非常

fēi非

cháng常

tǎo讨

yàn厌

Verb + Objectwith别人

tǎo讨

yàn厌

bié别

rén人

Verb + Complementwith极了

tǎo讨

yàn厌

jí极

le了

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Example Sentences with 讨厌

wǒ我

tǎo讨

yàn厌

xià下

yǔ雨

tiān天

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jiǎn tǎo

self-criticism

研讨yán tǎodiscussion

讨好tǎo hǎoto win favor by fawning on somebody

乞讨qǐ tǎoBeg

商讨shāng tǎoDiscuss / negotiate

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Readings & Senses

tǎo yàn(tao yan)

1. [verb]dislike; loathe[HSK4]

2. [adjective/verb]dislike; loathe[HSK 3.0 · L4]

5.

How to Use 讨厌 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith天气

tǎo讨

yàn厌

de的

tiān天

qì气

neutral

annoying weather

Adverb + Verbwith非常

fēi非

cháng常

tǎo讨

yàn厌

Verb + Objectwith别人

tǎo讨

yàn厌

bié别

rén人

Verb + Complementwith极了

tǎo讨

yàn厌

jí极

le了

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Example Sentences with 讨厌

wǒ我

tǎo讨

yàn厌

xià下

yǔ雨

tiān天

neutral

really dislike

neutral

dislike others

informal

Spoken

extremely dislike

，

yīn因

wèi为

bù不

néng能

chū出

qù去

wán玩

。

I dislike rainy days because I can't go out to play.

wǒ我

tè特

bié别

tǎo讨

yàn厌

zài在

gōng公

gòng共

chǎng场

hé合

dà大

shēng声

xuān喧

huá哗

de的

rén人

。

I particularly dislike people who make loud noises in public places.

zhè这

wèi位

dài代

biǎo表

míng明

què确

biǎo表

shì示

tǎo讨

yàn厌

rèn任

hé何

xíng形

shì式

de的

qí歧

shì视

。

The representative clearly stated that they loathe any form of discrimination.

tā他

tǎo讨

yàn厌

chī吃

là辣

de的

cài菜

。

He dislikes eating spicy food.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

tǎo讨

yàn厌

zhè这

zhǒng种

fǎn反

fù复

wú无

cháng常

de的

tiān天

qì气

ma吗

？

Don't you dislike this unpredictable weather?

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