看不顺眼

看不順眼
kànbùshùnyǎn
phrase #25,159

Meanings

  1. 1 to find unpleasant to the eye
  2. 2 to dislike; to have an aversion to; objectionable

Examples

Tā duì nàge xīn tóngshì yīzhí kànbùshùnyǎn.
She has always found that new colleague objectionable.
Tā kànbùshùnyǎn zhè zhǒng zuòfǎ, dàn yě méiyǒu bànfǎ.
He finds this approach distasteful but there's nothing he can do about it.

Tips

usage
看不顺眼 describes a visual or instinctive dislike — the feeling that something or someone simply rubs you the wrong way. It is more visceral than 喜欢 (dislike).

Stroke Order

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shùn
yǎn