前嫌

qiánxián

noun #14,433

Meanings

1 former hatred
2 bygone enmity
3 past grievances

Characters

grudge; suspicion; dislike

Examples

HSK 7-9

他们决定不计前嫌。

Tāmen juédìng bù jì qiánxián.

They decided to let bygones be bygones.

HSK 7-9

两人冰释前嫌，重归于好。

Liǎng rén bīngshì qiánxián, chóngguīyúhǎo.

The two put aside their old grudges and reconciled.

Tips

usage

Almost always appears in set phrases: 不计前嫌 (let bygones be bygones), 冰释前嫌 (melt away old grudges), 捐弃前嫌 (put aside former enmity).

Stroke Order

前 qián

嫌 xián