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恶心 (ě xin) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

恶心 (ě xin) is a Chinese word: to feel nauseous. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 恶心

动 dòng verb

to feel nauseous

他闻到那股味道就开始恶心。

tā wén dào nà gǔ wèi dào jiù kāi shǐ ě xin

He started to feel nauseous when he smelled that odor.

形 xíng adjective

nauseating, disgusting

这个味道真恶心。

zhè ge wèi dào zhēn ě xin

This smell is really disgusting.

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Word breakdown

恶 ě — bad, unpleasant

心 xīn / xin — heart, stomach (feeling)

Contextual pronunciation: xin

Structure & writing
1 恶 ě — (dial.) see '恶心': ① feel nauseated ② disgusted; disgusting ③ expose someone's faults to embarrass them
Xpinyin

恶 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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Stroke order

2 心 xīn / xin — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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心 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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