xián

HSK 6

嫌 (xián) is a Chinese word meaning “to dislike; suspicion; resentment”.

Meanings

  1. 1to dislike
  2. 2suspicion
  3. 3resentment
  4. 4enmity
  5. 5abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
Part of speech
verb

Related words

嫌犯criminal suspect嫌疑犯a suspect嫌疑人a suspect嫌疑suspicion涉嫌to be a suspect (in a crime)前嫌former hatred嫌弃to regard with disdain; to shun讨嫌disagreeable嫌恶to loathe避嫌to avoid arousing suspicion嫌隙hostility主嫌prime, key or main suspect (law)

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