嫌

To dislike in Chinese: 嫌 (xián)

xián

to dislike

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to dislike
  2. 2suspicion
  3. 3resentment
  4. 4enmity
  5. 5abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect

Stroke order

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嫌

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄢˊ

xián

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他嫌这里太吵，就走了。

    tā xián zhè lǐ tài chǎo， jiù zǒu le。

    He disliked how noisy it was here, so he left.

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Related words

涉嫌

shè xián

to be a suspect (in a crime)

嫌弃

xián qì

to regard with disdain

嫌疑

xián yí

suspicion

显出

xiǎn chū

to express

险

xiǎn

danger

线路

xiàn lù

(electricity) line

陷入

xiàn rù

to sink into

响声

xiǎng shēng

noise

想不到

xiǎng bu dào

unexpected

消耗

xiāo hào

to use up

小费

xiǎo fèi

tip

小于

xiǎo yú

less than, <

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