恩怨

ēnyuàn

noun HSK 7-9 #6,690

Meanings

1 gratitude and grudges
2 old scores
3 love and hate

Characters

grace; kindness

grudge; resentment

Examples

HSK 2

过去的恩怨就让它过去吧。

Guòqù de ēnyuàn jiù ràng tā guòqù ba.

Let bygones be bygones.

HSK 4

他们之间有很深的恩怨。

Tāmen zhījiān yǒu hěn shēn de ēnyuàn.

There are deep grudges between them.

Tips

memory

恩 (grace) + 怨 (grudge) = the full spectrum of interpersonal debts, both positive and negative. Despite containing both, 恩怨 usually emphasizes the grudge side.

Stroke Order

恩 ēn

怨 yuàn