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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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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1672010)

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Words Containing 厌

百读不厌
bǎi dú bù yàn

to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)

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.

憎厌
zēng yàn

to loathe

厌女症
yàn nǚ zhèng

misogyny

厌食症
yàn shí zhèng

anorexia

百听不厌
bǎi tīng bù yàn

worth hearing a hundred times

学而不厌
xué ér bù yàn

study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)

讨人厌
tǎo rén yàn

horrid

厌学
yàn xué

to hate studying

贪得无厌
tān dé wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

厌食
yàn shí

anorexia

贪求无厌
tān qiú wú yàn

insatiably greedy (idiom)

厌腻
yàn nì

to detest

男性厌恶
nán xìng yàn wù

misandry

诛求无厌
zhū qiú wú yàn

incessant exorbitant demands

病厌厌
bìng yān yān

sickly-looking

厌弃
yàn qì

to spurn; to reject

讨厌
tǎo yàn

to dislike

贪婪无厌
tān lán wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

不厌
bù yàn

not to tire of

裒敛无厌
póu liǎn wú yàn

to accumulate wealth without satisfaction

嫌厌
xián yàn

to loathe

讨厌鬼
tǎo yàn guǐ

disgusting person

厌烦
yàn fán

bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth

惹人厌
rě rén yàn

annoying

厌氧菌
yàn yǎng jūn

anaerobic bacteria

厌恶
yàn wù

to loathe

厌酷球孢子菌
yàn kù qiú bāo zǐ jūn

Coccidioides immitis

厌恨
yàn hèn

to hate

厌倦
yàn juàn

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

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)

贪猥无厌
tān wěi wú yàn

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

会厌炎
huì yàn yán

epiglottitis

厌气
yàn qì

fed up with

精神性厌食症
jīng shén xìng yàn shí zhèng

anorexia nervosa

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)

厌薄
yàn bó

to despise

神憎鬼厌
shén zēng guǐ yàn

(idiom) despicable; loathsome

会厌
huì yàn

epiglottis

厌世
yàn shì

world-weary

生厌
shēng yàn

to disgust

厌氧
yàn yǎng

anaerobic

不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán

not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)

女性厌恶
nǚ xìng yàn wù

misogyny

兵不厌诈
bīng bù yàn zhà

there can never be too much deception in war

厌恶人类者
yàn wù rén lèi zhě

misanthrope