yàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with
  2. 2. (literary) to satiate; to satisfy

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 厌

厌倦
yàn juàn

to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with

厌恶
yàn wù

to loathe

厌烦
yàn fán

bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth

讨厌
tǎo yàn

to dislike

不厌
bù yàn

not to tire of

不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán

not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)

兵不厌诈
bīng bù yàn zhà

there can never be too much deception in war

厌世
yàn shì

world-weary

厌女症
yàn nǚ zhèng

misogyny

厌学
yàn xué

to hate studying

厌恨
yàn hèn

to hate

厌恶人类者
yàn wù rén lèi zhě

misanthrope

厌弃
yàn qì

to spurn; to reject

厌气
yàn qì

fed up with

厌氧
yàn yǎng

anaerobic

厌氧菌
yàn yǎng jūn

anaerobic bacteria

厌腻
yàn nì

to detest

厌薄
yàn bó

to despise

厌酷球孢子菌
yàn kù qiú bāo zǐ jūn

Coccidioides immitis

厌食
yàn shí

anorexia

厌食症
yàn shí zhèng

anorexia

女性厌恶
nǚ xìng yàn wù

misogyny

好故事百听不厌
hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn

The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.

嫌厌
xián yàn

to loathe

学而不厌
xué ér bù yàn

study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)

学而不厌,诲人不倦
xué ér bù yàn , huì rén bù juàn

study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)

惹人厌
rě rén yàn

annoying

憎厌
zēng yàn

to loathe

会厌
huì yàn

epiglottis

会厌炎
huì yàn yán

epiglottitis

生厌
shēng yàn

to disgust

男性厌恶
nán xìng yàn wù

misandry

病厌厌
bìng yān yān

sickly-looking

百听不厌
bǎi tīng bù yàn

worth hearing a hundred times

百读不厌
bǎi dú bù yàn

to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)

神憎鬼厌
shén zēng guǐ yàn

(idiom) despicable; loathsome

精神性厌食症
jīng shén xìng yàn shí zhèng

anorexia nervosa

裒敛无厌
póu liǎn wú yàn

to accumulate wealth without satisfaction

讨人厌
tǎo rén yàn

horrid

讨厌鬼
tǎo yàn guǐ

disgusting person

诛求无厌
zhū qiú wú yàn

incessant exorbitant demands

贪婪无厌
tān lán wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

贪得无厌
tān dé wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

贪求无厌
tān qiú wú yàn

insatiably greedy (idiom)

贪猥无厌
tān wěi wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

食不厌精,脍不厌细
shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì

lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)