How to say “dislike” in Chinese
dislike, find too (much)
“Dislike” in Chinese is 嫌, xián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
嫌 is read xián. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 女 “woman”; on the right, 兼 jiān hints at the reading, as it also does in 谦 qiān.
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 “嫌”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 嫌. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我嫌贵，没买。wǒxiánguì,méimǎiI thought it was too expensive, so I didn't buy it.
- 他嫌这里太吵搬走了tāxiánzhèlǐtàichǎo,bānzǒuleHe found it too noisy here and moved out.
- 他嫌远不肯来tāxiányuǎn,bùkěnláiHe thinks it's too far, so he won't come.
- 他嫌贵不肯买tāxiánguì,bùkěnmǎiHe thinks it’s too expensive and won’t buy it.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Praise and blame”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dislike” in Chinese?
“Dislike” in Chinese is 嫌, pinyin xián.
What does 嫌 mean?
嫌 (xián) means “dislike, find too (much)”.
How do you write 嫌?
嫌 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 嫌?
嫌 is read xián. Tones: xián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dislike” in the lesson “Praise and blame”
This word is from the topic “Talking and arguing” 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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