(ě xīn) - disgusting, nauseating, to feel sick in Mandarin
ěxīnTraditional: 噁心
Translation
disgusting, nauseating, to feel sick
Word origin
A compound of 恶 (è, here read ě, bad or repulsive) and 心 (xīn, heart or stomach). Something that turns the stomach is nauseating or disgusting.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 恶 (ě, repulsive) + 心 (xīn, heart or stomach)
Stroke order
恶
心
Examples
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This smell is really disgusting.
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I feel a bit sick.
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What he did is utterly disgusting.
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Travelling by boat makes me nauseous.
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Do not deliberately gross people out.
恶心 (ě xīn) means disgusting or nauseating, and also to feel sick. It covers both physical nausea and revulsion.
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