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

HSK 2
Tā duì nàge xīn tóngshì yīzhí kànbùshùnyǎn.
She has always found that new colleague objectionable.
HSK 3
Tā kànbùshùnyǎn zhèzhǒng 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 不喜欢 (dislike).

Stroke Order

kàn
shùn
yǎn