反胃 (fǎn wèi) — to feel nauseous, to have an upset stomach; (figurative) to be disgusted by, to find sickening
Definition
A verb for feeling nauseous or sick to the stomach; the second 'figurative' sense — finding something disgusting or sickening — is a metaphor of physical nausea and is the use the learner is more likely to meet at HSK 7.
verb
to feel nauseousto have an upset stomach(figurative) to be disgusted byto find sickening
Examples
- 。Tā wén dào nà ge wèi dào jiù fǎn le wèi.She felt nauseous as soon as she smelled that odor.
- 反胃。Chī le zhè zhǒng yào kě néng huì ràng rén fǎn wèi.Taking this medicine might make people nauseous.
- 反胃。Tā nà zhǒng xū wěi de tài dù zhēn ràng rén fǎn wèi.His hypocritical attitude is truly sickening.
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