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嫌弃

嫌棄
xiánqì
verb HSK 7-9 #21,012

Meanings

  1. 1 to dislike and reject
  2. 2 to look down on
  3. 3 to disdain

Examples

HSK 1
你是不是嫌弃我了？
Nǐ shìbúshì xiánqì wǒ le?
Are you rejecting me?
HSK 2
别嫌弃我做的菜不好吃。
Bié xiánqì wǒ zuò de cài bù hǎochī.
Don't look down on my cooking for not being tasty.
HSK 7-9
他从来不嫌弃贫穷的朋友。
Tā cónglái bù xiánqì pínqióng de péngyou.
He never looks down on his friends who are poor.

Tips

usage
嫌弃 implies rejecting someone/something because you consider them beneath you or not good enough. It carries emotional weight and can express hurt feelings: 你嫌弃我 (you look down on me/reject me).

Stroke Order

嫌 xián
弃 qì