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嫌弃

xián qì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 嫌棄

嫌弃 (xián qì) means "to regard with disdain; to shun". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 嫌弃 means

1. to regard with disdain; to shun

The characters in 嫌弃

• 嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion; resentment
• 弃qìto abandon; to relinquish; to discard

Example sentences

• 我不嫌弃他们。
  Wǒ bù xiánqì tāmen.
  I don't dislike them.

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