恶心 ěxin nausea
nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately)
How to remember 恶心: 恶 bad + 心 heart = nausea.
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How it is used
- Nausea / disgusting (read ěxin): 感到恶心 (gǎndào ěxin) to feel sick/nauseous, 太恶心了 (that's revolting).
- Both physical nausea and moral/aesthetic disgust; also transitive 'to gross someone out / deliberately annoy.'
- Note reading ě-xin, distinct from è (evil) in 恶劣. Colloquial and strong.
Example sentences
- 我有点恶心。 Wǒ yǒudiǎn ěxīn.I feel sick.
- 不好意思，但我有点恶心。 Bùhǎoyìsī, dàn wǒ yǒudiǎn ěxīn.Excuse me, but I feel sick.