憎恶

憎惡

zēngwù

verb #11,544

Meanings

HSK 5

他憎恶一切不公正的行为。

Tā zēngwù yīqiè bùgōngzhèng de xíngwéi.

He loathes all unjust behavior.

HSK 7-9

人们憎恶战争带来的苦难。

Rénmen zēngwù zhànzhēng dàilái de kǔnàn.

People detest the suffering brought by war.

mistakes

憎恶 has two pronunciations: zēngwù (to loathe/detest, more common) and zēng'è (to hate evil). The wù pronunciation is used far more often.

memory

憎 (hate) + 恶 (evil/loathe) = to feel hatred and loathing. Both characters carry strong negative emotion.

憎 zēng

恶 è