讨厌
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
讨厌 (tǎoyàn) · to dislike
讨厌 (tǎoyàn) means “to dislike; to hate; annoying”. It is written with 2 characters: 讨 (to haggle) + 厌 (to dislike). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 讨厌 is built
The characters
讨 tǎo · to haggle
What 讨 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: To ask 讠 for something 寸 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
厌 yàn · to dislike
What 厌 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
Example sentences
我讨厌下雨天。Wǒ tǎoyàn xiàyǔ tiān.I hate rainy days.
你讨厌吃什么菜？Nǐ tǎoyàn chī shénme cài?What food do you dislike?
Questions about 讨厌
What does 讨厌 mean?
讨厌 (tǎoyàn) means “to dislike; to hate; annoying”.
How do you pronounce 讨厌?
讨厌 is pronounced tǎoyàn.
Which HSK level is 讨厌?
讨厌 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 讨论tǎolùnto discuss
- 讨价还价tǎojiàhuánjiàto bargain
- 检讨jiǎntǎoself-criticism
- 探讨tàntǎoto discuss
- 讨好tǎohǎoto please
- 厌恶yànwùto detest
Learn 讨厌 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.