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嫌

xián

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

嫌 (xián) is a Chinese word meaning “to dislike”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to dislike
  2. suspicion
  3. resentment
  4. enmity
  5. abbr. for 嫌犯, criminal suspect

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Example

他嫌這件衣服太貴，沒買。

He found this garment too expensive and didn't buy it.

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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).