讨厌 tǎo yàn
“to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable”
verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 5Traditional 討厭
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
讨厌 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1724: 讨厌 tǎoyàn — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形、动). PDF page 123
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 讨厌
讨厌 means 'to dislike' or 'to hate' someone or something, stronger than 不喜欢; as a verb, the disliked person or thing comes directly after it (我很讨厌…), with 很 adding emphasis. It is also an adjective meaning 'annoying, unpleasant,' as in 这天气真讨厌. Learners should not insert 对 before the disliked person.
例句Example sentences
- 我很讨厌下雨天。wǒ hěn tǎo yàn xià yǔ tiān.I really dislike rainy days.
- 她讨厌别人在房间里抽烟。tā tǎo yàn bié rén zài fáng jiān lǐ chōu yān.She hates it when people smoke in the room.
- 这里的天气真讨厌，天天下雨。zhè lǐ de tiān qì zhēn tǎo yàn, tiān tiān xià yǔ.The weather here is really awful—it rains every day.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我对他很讨厌。
✓我很讨厌他。
As a verb, 讨厌 takes the disliked person or thing directly as its object; do not use 对 before that object.
相关词语Related words
- 讨论 tǎo lùn