厌 (厭)
yàn
Pinyin

Definition

厌 (厭)
 - 
yàn
  1. to loathe

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

讨厌
tǎo yàn
  1. 1 to dislike
  2. 2 to loathe
  3. 3 disagreeable
  4. 4 troublesome
  5. 5 annoying
厌倦
yàn juàn
  1. 1 to be weary of
  2. 2 to be fed up with
  3. 3 tedious
厌恶
yàn wù
  1. 1 to loathe
  2. 2 to hate
  3. 3 disgusted with sth
厌烦
yàn fán
  1. 1 bored
  2. 2 fed up with sth
  3. 3 sick of sth
不厌
bù yàn
  1. 1 not to tire of
  2. 2 not to object to

Idioms (11)

不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán
  1. 1 not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to take great pains
  3. 3 to be very patient
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
学而不厌
xué ér bù yàn
  1. 1 study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)
学而不厌，诲人不倦
xué ér bù yàn , huì rén bù juàn
  1. 1 study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)
百读不厌
bǎi dú bù yàn
  1. 1 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)

Sample Sentences

人家就最讨厌搭飞机了嘛。要去西方国家都要搭很久的飞机，真讨厌。
rénjiā jiù zuì tǎoyàn dā fēijī le ma 。yào qù xīfāng guójiā dōuyào dā hěnjiǔ de fēijī ，zhēn tǎoyàn 。
Some people just don't like taking flights. If you want to go to Western countries you have to take a really long flight, it's a real pain.
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难怪你这么喜欢这首歌啊，不过这首歌确实循环播放一整天都不会厌倦。我也想学一学，下次学校聚餐活动，我就演唱这一首！
nánguài nǐ zhème xǐhuan zhè shǒu gē ā ，bùguò zhè shǒu gē quèshí xúnhuán bōfàng yīzhěngtiān dōu bù huì yànjuàn 。wǒ yě xiǎng xué yī xué ，xiàcì xuéxiào jùcān huódòng ，wǒ jiù yǎnchàng zhè yī shǒu ！
No wonder you like this song so much, but you really don't get sick of this song even after its been played on loop all day. I would like to learn it. The next time my school has a get-together to eat, I can perform this song!
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天气冷倒不担心，就怕一入冬，讨厌的雾霾天气又要来了。
tiānqì lěng dào bù dānxīn ，jiù pà yī rù dōng ，tǎoyàn de wùmái tiānqì yòu yào lái le 。
I am not that worried about cold weather, I'm just afraid that as soon as winter comes, the horrible smog will come again.
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随着智能手机、4G网络的普及，痴迷手机游戏的越来越多，有些孩子因此厌学，甚至辍学，严重影响了教学质量。
suízhe zhìnéngshǒujī 、4G Wǎngluò de pǔjí ，chīmí shǒujī yóuxì de yuèláiyuè duō ，yǒuxiē háizi yīncǐ yànxué ，shènzhì chuòxué ，yánzhòng yǐngxiǎng le jiàoxué zhìliàng 。
With the popularity and availability of smart phones and 4G networks, more and more children are addicted to mobile games. Some children start to dislike learning and have even dropped out of school. This has seriously affected the quality of teaching.
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我的室友是个很讨人厌的人，我明年不要跟他一起住了。
wǒ de shìyǒu shì gè hěn tǎo rén yàn de rén ，wǒ míngnián bù yào gēn tā yīqǐ zhù le 。
My roommate is a very annoying person. I don't want to live with him next year.
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讨厌，狗嘴里吐不出象牙。我都快胖死了，你还在那儿说风凉话。
tǎoyàn ，gǒuzuǐ li tǔbuchū xiàngyá 。wǒ dōu kuài pàng sǐ le ，nǐ háizài nàr shuō fēngliánghuà 。
You're so annoying. What can you expect from a hog but a grunt. I am really really fat and you're there making light of things.
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我才不要，旁边都是不认识的人，在同一个池子里，多不好意思啊，怪讨厌的。
wǒ cái bù yào ，pángbiān dōu shì bù rènshi de rén ，zài tóng yī ge chízi lǐ ，duō bùhǎoyìsi ā ，guài tǎoyàn de 。
No way is that for me. I don't like to be in the same pool beside people I don't even know, it's embarrassing, and such a pain.
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他生下来就很有人缘，大家都喜欢跟他在一起，几乎没有人讨厌他。
tā shēngxiàlai jiù hěn yǒurényuán ，dàjiā dōu xǐhuan gēn tā zàiyīqǐ ，jīhū méiyǒu rén tǎoyàn tā 。
Since he was born he's been popular. Everyone likes hanging around with him. Almost no one dislikes him.
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我最讨厌人插队了，所以我自个儿不能做这种事，否则我会看不起我自己。
wǒ zuì tǎoyàn rén chāduì le ，suǒyǐ wǒ zìgěr bùnéng zuò zhèzhǒng shì ，fǒuzé wǒ huì kànbuqǐ wǒ zìjǐ 。
I hate it when people cut in line, so I can't do it myself, otherwise I wouldn't respect myself.
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不行不行，我讨厌他身上的烟味儿，才不给他买呢！
bùxíng bùxíng ，wǒ tǎoyàn tā shēnshàng de yān wèir ，cáibù gěi tā mǎi ne ！
No way. I hate him smelling like cigarettes. I am definitely not buying that for him!
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