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恨入骨髓

Word · VerbTraditional恨

hate; regret

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to hate; to detest

Refers to a strong feeling of animosity or resentment towards a person or thing. Stronger than 不喜欢 (dislike).

Wǒ我
fēi非
cháng常
hèn恨
nà那
ge个
piàn骗
zi子
 。

I hate that swindler very much.

Tā她
hèn恨
tòu透
le了
zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
gōng公
píng平
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
 。

She absolutely hates this kind of unfair phenomenon.

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Hèn恨
tiě铁
bù不
chéng成
gāng钢
 。

To hate that iron doesn't turn into steel. (figuratively: to be anxious for someone to improve out of deep affection).

2.

verb

to regret; to feel remorse

Often expresses regret or remorse over a past action or missed opportunity.

Tā他
hěn很
hèn恨
zì自
jǐ己
dāng当
chū初
méi没
yǒu有
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
 。

He deeply regrets not having studied hard back then.

Xiāng相
jiàn见
hèn恨
wǎn晚
 。

To regret not having met earlier. (feeling of hitting it off instantly but wishing you'd met sooner).