恩怨

ēnyuàn

noun HSK 7-9 #6,690

Meanings

1 gratitude and grudges
2 old scores
3 love and hate

Characters

grace; kindness

grudge; resentment

Examples

他们之间有很深的恩怨。

Tāmen zhījiān yǒu hěn shēn de ēnyuàn.

There are deep grudges between them.

过去的恩怨就让它过去吧。

Guòqù de ēnyuàn jiù ràng tā guòqù ba.

Let bygones be bygones.

Tips

memory

恩 (grace) + 怨 (grudge) = the full spectrum of interpersonal debts, both positive and negative. Despite containing both, 恩怨 usually emphasizes the grudge side.

Stroke Order

恩 ēn

怨 yuàn