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恶心

Word · Adjective · VerbTraditional惡

nauseated; disgusting

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

adjective

nauseous; queasy; feeling like vomiting

neutral

Describes a physical feeling of sickness.

Wén闻
dào到
qì汽
yóu油
wèi味
 ,
wǒ我
jiù就
gǎn感
jué觉
yī一
zhèn阵
ě恶
xīn心
 。

I feel nauseous as soon as I smell gasoline.

Tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
yūn晕
chuán船
 ,
wèi胃
lǐ里
bù不
shū舒
fu服
 ,
yī一
zhèn阵
yī一
zhèn阵
de地
ě恶
xīn心
 。

He's a bit seasick and feels waves of nausea.

2.

verb

to disgust; to feel disgusted by; to loathe

neutral

Describes a strong feeling of dislike or revulsion, often towards actions or behaviors.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
bèi背
hòu后
shuō说
rén人
huài坏
huà话
de的
chǒu丑
shì事
 ,
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
ě恶
xīn心
 。

This kind of ugly business of bad-mouthing people behind their backs is truly disgusting.

Nǐ你
bié别
zài在
zhè这
er儿
shuō说
zhè这
xiē些
wú无
liáo聊
de的
huà话
ě恶
xīn心
wǒ我
le了
 。

Don't stand here saying this boring stuff to disgust me.

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Tā他
de的
xū虚
wěi伪
zuǐ嘴
liǎn脸
lìng令
rén人
gǎn感
dào到
shí十
fēn分
ě恶
xīn心
 。

His hypocritical face makes people feel utterly disgusted.

3.

verb

to expose someone's faults to embarrass them; to put someone on the spot

dialect

A dialectal (northern) usage, slightly slangy and confrontational.

Tā他
píng平
shí时
tài太
kōu抠
mén门
er儿
le了
 ,
děi得
zhǎo找
gè个
jī机
huì会
dāng当
zhòng众
ě恶
xīn心
ě恶
xīn心
tā他
 。

He's usually too stingy; we need to find a chance to put him on the spot in public.

Tā他
jiù就
shì是
xiǎng想
ě恶
xīn心
wǒ我
 ,
gù故
yì意
zài在
dà大
jiā家
miàn面
qián前
tí提
wǒ我
nà那
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
bù不
jí及
gé格
 。

He just wants to embarrass me, deliberately bringing up the time I failed the exam in front of everyone.