讨厌tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe
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.
to dislike; to loatheverb
- 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?
How is 讨厌 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
今天下雨了。
Jīntiān xiàyǔ le.
It's raining today.
- Speaker B:
我讨厌下雨。
Wǒ tǎoyàn xiàyǔ.
I dislike rain.
- Speaker A:
我很喜欢下雨。
Wǒ hěn xǐhuan xiàyǔ.
I really like rain.
- Speaker B:
下雨真讨厌!
Xiàyǔ zhēn tǎoyàn!
Rain is really annoying!
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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.