恩
怨

Gratitude and grudges in Chinese: 恩怨 (ēn yuàn)

ēn yuàn

gratitude and grudges

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1gratitude and grudges
  2. 2resentment
  3. 3grudges
  4. 4grievances

Stroke order

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恩
怨

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ㄣ

ēn

ㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄩㄢˋ

yuàn

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他们两家的恩怨已经过去很多年了。

    tā men liǎng jiā de ēn yuàn yǐ jīng guò qù hěn duō nián le。

    The grievances between their two families are far in the past now.

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Related words

怨

yuàn

to blame

抱怨

bào yuàn

to complain

恩人

ēn rén

a benefactor

恩赐

ēn cì

favor

恩惠

ēn huì

favor

恩情

ēn qíng

kindness

感恩

gǎn ēn

to be grateful

埋怨

mán yuàn

to complain

怨恨

yuàn hèn

to resent

怨气

yuàn qì

grievance

怨言

yuàn yán

complaint

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