嫌忌

xiánjì

noun

Meanings

1 suspicion
2 distrust
3 things to avoid out of suspicion or taboo

Characters

to dislike / suspect

to avoid / taboo

Examples

他对外人有些嫌忌。

Tā duì wàirén yǒu xiē xiánjì.

He has some distrust toward outsiders.

为了避免嫌忌，他主动退出了项目。

Wèile bìmiǎn xiánjì, tā zhǔdòng tuìchū le xiàngmù.

To avoid suspicion, he voluntarily withdrew from the project.

Tips

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嫌忌 is fairly literary / formal. In everyday speech, 怀疑 (huáiyí, to suspect) or 猜忌 (cāijì, mutual suspicion) are more common.

Stroke Order

嫌 xián

忌 jì