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憎
zēng
to abhor, to detest, to hate
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⿰忄曾
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céng
曾
already, formerly, once; the past
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HSK 5
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yī
一
one; a, an; alone
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Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
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Words Using 憎 (9)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
憎恨
↗
zēnghèn
to detest / hatred
zēnghèn
憎恨
↗
to detest / hatred
憎
↗
zēng
to detest
zēng
憎
↗
to detest
可憎
↗
kězēng
disgusting
kězēng
可憎
↗
disgusting
憎厌
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zēngyàn
to loathe
zēngyàn
憎厌
↗
to loathe
憎恶
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zēngè
to hate evil / see also [[憎惡|憎恶<zēngwù>]]
zēngè
憎恶
↗
to hate evil / see also [[憎惡|憎恶<zēngwù>]]
憎恶
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zēngwù
to loathe / to hate / to abhor / see also [[憎惡|憎恶<zēngè>]]
zēngwù
憎恶
↗
to loathe / to hate / to abhor / see also [[憎惡|憎恶<zēngè>]]
爱憎
↗
àizēng
love and hate
àizēng
爱憎
↗
love and hate
爱憎分明
↗
àizēngfēnmíng
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
àizēngfēnmíng
爱憎分明
↗
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
面目可憎
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miànmùkězēng
repulsive countenance / disgusting appearance
miànmùkězēng
面目可憎
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repulsive countenance / disgusting appearance