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討厭

tǎo yàn

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

討厭 (tǎo yàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to dislike”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to dislike
  2. to loathe
  3. disagreeable
  4. troublesome
  5. annoying

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Example

我最討厭下雨天。

I hate rainy days the most.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).