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讨厌 tǎoyàn

讨厌 tǎoyàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 讨厌 tǎoyàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tǎoyàn | tao3 yan4
English translation
to dislike
to loathe
disagreeable
troublesome
annoying

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About 讨厌 tǎoyàn

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Traditional form

討厭

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 讨厌 tǎoyàn

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 讨厌 tǎoyàn .

tǎo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of tǎo . Depicts using speech ( yán ) and one's hands ( cùn ) to ask for something.

Positional decomposition

讠寸

Number of Strokes

5
yàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of yàn . Pictograph of a dog ( quǎn ) with a piece of meat ( ròu ) in its mouth ( kǒu ). Based on the original meaning "satiated". The meaning later shifted to "be fed up with" and "dislike". The traditional component ròu was removed for simplification.

Phonetic compound

quǎn

Semantic compound

hǎn

Positional decomposition

厂犬

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 讨厌 tǎoyàn

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他们 tā men 一直 yīzhí xiǎng 所有 suǒyǒu 讨厌 tǎoyàn de 工作 gōngzuò 再次 zài cì wǎng 身上 shēn shang tuī .

They've been trying to push all the unpleasant jobs on me again.

zuì hǎo Bié 呆得太久 ér rén 讨厌 tǎoyàn , 特别 tèbié shì 初次 chū cì 拜访 bàifǎng .

It's better not to outstay one's welcome, especially on a first visit.

每天 měi tiān 晚上 wǎnshang 电视 diànshì lǎo 重复 chóngfù jiù 片子 piān zi ,真是 zhēn shi 讨厌 tǎoyàn tòu le .

I hate all these old films they keep showing on the box every night.

yòu fēng ,又怕 shài , zuì 喜欢 xǐhuan 半阴半阳, dǐng 讨厌 tǎoyàn de shì 虫子 chóng zi .

They're afraid of wind and hot sun and, above all, of insect pests.

Néng 省略 shěnglüè 任何 rènhé 刺眼 cì yǎn de 纹路 wén lù , 不能 bù néng 掩饰 yǎnshì 任何 rènhé 讨厌 tǎoyàn 的丑 chǔ .

Omit no harsh line , smooth away no displeasing irregularity.

讨厌 tǎoyàn Decomposition

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讨厌 tǎoyàn Compounds

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