憎 (zēng) — to hate; to detest (bound morpheme, always used in compounds like 憎恨, 憎恶)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'to hate / detest', never used alone — it always appears as the first half of a compound like 憎恨 or 憎恶. Stronger and more literary than everyday 讨厌.
bound form
to hateto detest (bound morpheme, always used in compounds like 憎恨, 憎恶)
Examples
- 憎，。Tā ài zēng fēn míng, cóng bù yǎn shì zì jǐ de gǎn qíng.He clearly distinguishes love and hate, never hiding his feelings.
- 。Rén men dōu zēng hèn zhè zhǒng bù gōng zhèng de duì dài.People all hate this kind of unfair treatment.
- 。Tā duì nà zhǒng xíng wéi chōng mǎn zēng wù.He is full of loathing for that kind of behavior.
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