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讨厌tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe

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讨厌 (tǎo yàn) means "to dislike; to loathe" or "annoying; troublesome." It appears in 我讨厌下雨。 (I dislike rain.) and 这个人真讨厌! (This person is really annoying!) In the dialogue, B complains about the rainy weather, saying 我讨厌下雨。 (I dislike rain.) A says they like rain, and B replies that the rain is really annoying.

What does 讨厌 mean?

  1. 1.

    to dislike; to loatheverb

  2. 2.

    annoying; troublesomeadjective

What do the characters in 讨厌 mean?

  • 讨not compositional here
  • 厌(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with

How do you use 讨厌?

See it in 讨厌下雨 and 真讨厌

What are some examples of 讨厌 in a sentence?

  1. 我讨厌下雨。

    Wǒ tǎoyàn xiàyǔ.

    I dislike rain.

  2. 这个人真讨厌!

    Zhège rén zhēn tǎoyàn!

    This person is really annoying!

How is 讨厌 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    今天下雨了。

    Jīntiān xiàyǔ le.

    It's raining today.

  2. Speaker B:

    我讨厌下雨。

    Wǒ tǎoyàn xiàyǔ.

    I dislike rain.

  3. Speaker A:

    我很喜欢下雨。

    Wǒ hěn xǐhuan xiàyǔ.

    I really like rain.

  4. Speaker B:

    下雨真讨厌!

    Xiàyǔ zhēn tǎoyàn!

    Rain is really annoying!

Can you use 讨厌 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (dislike): 我___下雨。 (I dislike rain.)
  2. 2.What does 这个人真讨厌! mean?
  3. 3.What does 下雨真讨厌! mean?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.