123456
Keyword
to loathe
  • to dislike
  • to detest
  • to reject
  • to satiate
Frequency
#1398
Strokes
6
Readings
yàn100%
Mnemonic
厂 (cliff) gives the meaning and 犬 the sound.
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Used in vocabulary
讨厌tǎoyàn
to dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome
厌恶yànwù
to loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth
厌倦yànjuàn
to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with
厌烦yànfán
bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth
厌yàn
(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with; (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
贪得无厌tāndéwúyàn
avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
不厌其烦bùyànqífán
not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains; to be very patient
讨厌鬼tǎoyànguǐ
disgusting person; slob
厌世yànshì
world-weary; pessimistic
不厌bùyàn
not to tire of; not to object to
生厌shēngyàn
to disgust; to pall; fed up; tedious; cloying; boring; irritating
厌弃yànqì
to spurn; to reject
喜新厌旧xǐxīnyànjiù
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
惹人厌rěrényàn
annoying; disgusting
厌氧菌yànyǎngjūn
anaerobic bacteria
厌战yànzhàn
to be weary of war; (fig.) to lose one's desire to continue to fight (sports match, legal battle etc)
会厌huìyàn
epiglottis
厌女yànnǚ
misogyny; ideological or cultural hostility toward women
兵不厌诈bīngbùyànzhà
(idiom) deception is justified in war
厌学yànxué
to be weary of studying; to have developed an aversion to studying