嫌忌

xiánjì

noun

Meanings

1 suspicion
2 distrust
3 things to avoid out of suspicion or taboo

Characters

to dislike / suspect

to avoid / taboo

Examples

HSK 1

他对外人有些嫌忌。

Tā duì wàirén yǒuxiē xiánjì.

He has some distrust toward outsiders.

HSK 4

为了避免嫌忌，他主动退出了项目。

Wèile bìmiǎn xiánjì, tā zhǔdòng tuìchū le xiàngmù.

To avoid suspicion, he voluntarily withdrew from the project.

Tips

register

嫌忌 is fairly literary / formal. In everyday speech, 怀疑 (to suspect) or 猜忌 (mutual suspicion) are more common.

Stroke Order

嫌 xián

忌 jì