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How do you say "What do you hate?" in Chinese?
你讨厌什么?
nǐ tǎo yàn shén me ?
In Chinese, "What do you hate?" is 你讨厌什么?.
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Pronunciation
Nee tahw yan shen muh, with a sharp fourth tone (falling) on the second syllable.
Writing and usage
Four characters: 你 (you), 讨 (dislike), 厌 (weary/bored), 什 (what), 么 (particle). Stronger negation than dislike.
Example sentence
你讨厌什么?
What do you hate?
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How to remember 你讨厌什么?
Tǎo yàn (hate) is the strongest negative preference, more intense than 不喜欢 (dislike).
Related words
- How old are you? 你多大了? nǐ duō dà le ?
- What do you dislike? 你不喜欢什么? nǐ bù xǐ huān shén me ?
- What do you like? 你喜欢什么? nǐ xǐ huān shén me ?
- What is the temperature on Wednesday? 星期三的温度是多少? xīng qī sān de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the weather? 天气怎么样? tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Thursday? 星期四的天气怎么样? xīng qī sì de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? 星期二的天气怎么样? xīng qī èr de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is your job? 你的工作是什么? nǐ de gōng zuò shì shén me ?
- Why are you here? 你为什么在这里? nǐ wèi shén me zài zhè li ?
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Questions about 你讨厌什么?
How do you say "What do you hate?" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "What do you hate?" is 你讨厌什么?. It is a noun.
How is 你讨厌什么? written in Chinese?
Four characters: 你 (you), 讨 (dislike), 厌 (weary/bored), 什 (what), 么 (particle). Stronger negation than dislike.
How is 你讨厌什么? used in a sentence?
Use 你讨厌什么? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 你讨厌什么? (What do you hate?).
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"What do you hate?" in other languages
- Japanese 何が大嫌いですか？ (nani ga daikirai desu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 싫어해요? (mueoseul sireohaeyo?)
- Spanish ¿Qué odias?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué odias?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu détestes ?
- German Was hasst du?
- Italian Cosa odi?
- Russian Что ты ненавидишь? (čto ty nenavidišʹ?)
- Greek Τι μισείς; (ti misis)
- Arabic أنت بتكره إيه؟ (inta btikrah 'ieeh)
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