How to say “feel nauseous” in Chinese

恶心
ěxin

feel nauseous; disgusting

adjective · HSK 6 · topic “Illness and treatment”

“Feel nauseous” in Chinese is 恶心, ě xin: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

恶心 is read ě xin: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

ě — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
xin — neutral toneshort and unstressed

How to write it

恶
è — evil, nasty

Below, 心 “heart”; on top, 亚. In 恶心 “feel nauseous” it is read ě.

心
xīn — heart

A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “恶心”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 恶心. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我有点儿恶心想吐2wǒyǒudiǎnrěxin,xiǎngtùI feel a bit sick, I think I'm going to throw up.

More words from the lesson “What's wrong: symptoms”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “feel nauseous” in Chinese?

“Feel nauseous” in Chinese is 恶心, pinyin ěxin.

What does 恶心 mean?

恶心 (ěxin) means “feel nauseous; disgusting”.

How do you write 恶心?

恶心 is 2 characters: 恶 (è) — evil, nasty; 心 (xīn) — heart. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 恶心?

恶心 is read ěxin. Tones: ě — third tone, xin — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“feel nauseous” in the lesson “What's wrong: symptoms”

This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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