讨厌 tǎoyàn to hate
to hate; loathe; disgusting; troublesome
How to remember 讨厌: 讨 ask for + 厌 to dislike = to hate.
Characters
How it is used
- 'To dislike/hate' or 'annoying/disgusting' - 我讨厌下雨 (wǒ tǎoyàn xiàyǔ) I hate rain; 真讨厌！ (zhēn tǎoyàn) how annoying!
- Milder and more everyday than 恨 (hèn, to hate deeply); 讨厌 is about finding something/someone off-putting or irritating.
- Girls/couples sometimes say 讨厌啦 playfully as mock-protest. As an adjective it describes the annoying thing: 讨厌的天气 (tǎoyàn de tiānqì).
Example sentences
- 我讨厌鱼。 Wǒ tǎoyàn yú.I hate fish.
- 我讨厌酒。 Wǒ tǎoyàn jiǔ.I hate wine.
- 我讨厌你的行为。 Wǒ tǎoyàn nǐ de xíngwéi.I hate what you've done.