Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

loathe

Chinese: 讨厌、厌烦。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 厌 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 讨厌tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome
  • 厌恶yàn wùto loathe; to hate; disgusted with sth
  • 厌倦yàn juànto be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with
  • 厌烦yàn fánbored; fed up with sth; sick of sth
  • 不厌bù yànnot to tire of; not to object to

Example Sentence

老师不厌其烦地给我们讲解。Lǎo shī bú yàn qí fán de gěi wǒ men jiǎng jiě.The teacher explains to us patiently and tirelessly.

老师Lǎo shīteacher不厌其烦bú yàn qí fánto take great painsde(adverb marker)gěito我们wǒ menwe讲解jiǎng jiěto explain