Writing
讨厌 (tǎoyàn) — how to say "to dislike" in Chinese
讨厌
To dislike, annoying
adjective · verb
Character composition
讨
to discuss, to beg
厌
to be fed up, to dislike
Radicals / Keys
厂
Cliff
#27 · hǎn · 2 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Collocations
讨厌下雨
tǎoyàn xià yǔ
hate rain
讨厌的人
tǎoyàn de rén
annoying person
Examples
我讨厌夏天房间里有很多蚊子，睡不好觉。
I hate it when there are many mosquitoes in the room in summer and I can't sleep well.
我讨厌下雨。
I dislike rain.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to dislike" in Chinese?
"to dislike" in Chinese is 讨厌 (tǎoyàn).
讨厌 meaning
讨厌 (tǎoyàn) means "To dislike, annoying".
How is 讨厌 pronounced?
It is pronounced tǎoyàn (written as taoyan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to dislike" in Chinese characters?
It is written 讨厌: 讨 has 5 strokes, 厌 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 讨厌?
讨厌 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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