Chinese symbol for “loathe”
厌恶
yàn wù
Traditional: 厭惡
to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth
The closest CC-CEDICT match for loathe is 厌恶 (yàn wù), defined as: to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “loathe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蔑视 (蔑視) | miè shì | to loathe; to despise |
| 憎恶 (憎惡) | zēng wù | to loathe; to detest; to abhor |
| 讨厌 (討厭) | tǎo yàn | to dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome |
| 厌 (厭) | yàn | (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with; (literary) to satiate; to satisfy |
| 嫌恶 (嫌惡) | xián wù | to loathe; to abhor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 厌恶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 讨厌 (討厭) | tǎo yàn | to dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome |
| 厌倦 (厭倦) | yàn juàn | to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with |
| 厌烦 (厭煩) | yàn fán | bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth |
| 讨人厌 (討人厭) | tǎo rén yàn | horrid |
| 贪得无厌 (貪得無厭) | tān dé wú yàn | avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied |
| 邪恶 (邪惡) | xié è | sinister; vicious |
| 恶心 (噁心) | ě xīn | variant of 恶心 (ě xīn) |
| 恶化 (惡化) | è huà | to worsen |
See also: Japanese symbol for “loathe”.
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