仇恨 (chóu hèn) — to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

仇恨 (chóuhèn) means deep, lasting hatred — as a verb, 'to hate intensely'; as a noun, 'hatred/enmity' between groups or long-standing foes. Stronger and more formal than 恨 (a single person's hatred) and far heavier than 嫌 ('mildly dislike').

to hatehatredenmityhostility

Examples

仇恨。
Tā chóu hèn nà xiē shāng hài guò tā jiā rén de rén.
He hates those who have harmed his family.
仇恨。
chóu hèn Zhī huì dài lái gèng duō de tòng kǔ.
Hatred only brings more pain.
仇恨。
Tā men shì tú huà jiě liǎng guó zhī jiān de chóu hèn.
They are trying to resolve the hatred between the two countries.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

仇 and 恨 both carry hostility, together expressing hatred or the act of hating.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻九仇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

九

九jiǔ仇⁰qiú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

仇 has 亻, a person, and 九, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄艮恨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart; thought; emotion

Sound part声符shēngfú

艮

艮gèn恨hèn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 忄 is the heart, pointing to an emotion such as regret or hate. The right side 艮 supplies the sound.

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