Hanzi
Traditional
嫌
Simplified
嫌

to dislike/suspicion/resentment/enmity/abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

xián

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄢˊ

Jyutping

jim4

Example sentences

嫌 xián
他嫌這個房間太小。
他嫌这个房间太小。

He disliked the room for being too small.

嫌棄 / 嫌弃 xiánqì
只要你不嫌棄，隨時歡迎你來我家玩。
只要你不嫌弃，随时欢迎你来我家玩。

As long as you don't mind, you're welcome to come to my house anytime.

嫌犯 xiánfàn
警方已經逮捕了那名嫌犯。
警方已经逮捕了那名嫌犯。

The police have already arrested that suspect.

特徵 / 特征 tèzhēng
那名嫌犯的外貌特徵非常明顯。
那名嫌犯的外貌特征非常明显。

The suspect's physical characteristics are very obvious.

嫌疑 xiányí
警方認為他有重大的犯罪嫌疑。
警方认为他有重大的犯罪嫌疑。

The police believe he is highly suspected of the crime.

釋放 / 释放 shìfàng
警方在調查後釋放了嫌疑人。
警方在调查后释放了嫌疑人。

The police released the suspect after the investigation.

涉嫌 shèxián
警方逮捕了一名涉嫌詐騙的男子。
警方逮捕了一名涉嫌诈骗的男子。

Police arrested a man suspected of fraud.

受賄 / 受贿 shòuhuì
他因為涉嫌受賄而被警方逮捕。
他因为涉嫌受贿而被警方逮捕。

He was arrested by the police for suspected bribery.

嫌疑犯 xiányífàn
警方正在全力搜捕這名殺人嫌疑犯。
警方正在全力搜捕这名杀人嫌疑犯。

The police are searching with all their might for this murder suspect.

跟蹤 / 跟踪 gēnzōng
偵探跟蹤了嫌疑犯三天。
侦探跟踪了嫌疑犯三天。

The detective followed the suspect for three days.

Example Vocabulary

嫌

xian2

to dislike; to mind; suspicion

嫌棄

xian2'qi4

to dislike and avoid; to cold-shoulder; to mind (negative)

嫌犯

xian2'fan4

suspect

嫌疑

xian2'yi2

suspicion; suspected

嫌疑人

涉嫌

she4'xian2

to be suspected of; to be under suspicion

前嫌

qian2'xian2

嫌怨

xian2'yuan4

嫌噁

嫌疑犯

xian2'yi2'fan4

suspect

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