恶心 (ěxīn) · to feel sick

恶心 (ěxīn) means “to feel sick; disgusting”. It is written with 2 characters: 恶 (bad) + 心 (heart). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.

How 恶心 is built

What 恶 is made of

Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 亚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 心 is made of

心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.

Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

我坐船时觉得恶心。Wǒ zuò chuán shí juéde ěxīn.I feel sick when I travel by boat.

你还恶心吗？Nǐ hái ěxīn ma?Do you still feel sick?

What does 恶心 mean?

恶心 (ěxīn) means “to feel sick; disgusting”.

How do you pronounce 恶心?

恶心 is pronounced ěxīn.

Which HSK level is 恶心?

恶心 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.

Learn 恶心 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.