反感 (fǎn gǎn) — (noun) antipathy, disgust; (adjective) disguste… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

反感 means a strong, principled 'dislike / antipathy' toward a person or idea. Stronger than 讨厌 ('annoying, don't like'), colder and more formal than 恶心 ('gross me out, sickening').

noun

antipathydisgust

adjective

disgustedaverse

Examples

反感。
Wǒ duì tā de tài dù hěn fǎn gǎn.
I am very disgusted with his attitude.
反感。
Zhè zhǒng yán lùn yǐn qǐ le dà jiā de fǎn gǎn.
This kind of remark aroused everyone's antipathy.
反感。
Tā nà zhǒng ào màn de yǔ qì lìng rén fǎn gǎn.
His arrogant tone is disgusting.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

反fǎnopposed

感gǎnfeeling

反 means opposed and 感 means feeling, giving a sense of aversion.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

又又yòuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

厂

厂chǎng反fǎn

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

反 uses 又 (hand) for meaning and 厂 for sound. Its original shape showed a hand turning its palm over, giving the sense of return or reverse.

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

咸心感

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

咸

咸xián感gǎn

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

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

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