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讨厌 vs 嫌

/ tǎoyàn vs xián /
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Definition

讨厌 and 嫌 both are Verbs, which means [to dislike; to loathe].

Example

讨厌 and 嫌 both can take a pronoun as an object, the meaning of 讨厌 is stronger than that of 嫌.
1
yào
tǎoyàn
讨厌
  
(
xián
  
)
  
,
shàng
马上
jiù
zǒu
  

If you dislike me, I'll go right away.

2
men
我们
cónglái
从来
méi
tǎoyàn
讨厌
  
(
xián
  
)
guò
  

We never hate you.

嫌 can take an adjective or verb as an object; while 讨厌 cannot.
3
měiyuè
每月
zhēng
qiān
五千
kuài
  
,
hái
xián
shǎo
  

He thought he earned not enough though he got 5000 yuan every month.

4
hěn
yǒu
nàixīn
耐心
  
,
cónglái
从来
xián
fan
麻烦
  

She's patient.

5
Gěi
nín
tiān
sūn
孙子
  
,
dào
shíhòu
时候
nín
biè
xián
nào
  

I will give birth to a grandson for you, and then you won't tell me he's noisy.

讨厌 can take a noun object, while 嫌 usually cannot.
6
jiā
大家
dōu
tǎoyàn
讨厌
zhī
huì
shuōhuà
说大话
de
rén
  

Everyone dislikes the boaster.

7
men
我们
dōu
tǎoyàn
讨厌
chuīchuī
吹吹
pāipāi
拍拍
de
liáng
不良
zuòfēng
作风
  

We all hate the bad style of flattering.

讨厌 can be used together with 很, 真, 非常, 极了; while 嫌 cannot.
8
Zhèzhǒng
这种
cháoshī
潮湿
de
tiān
天气
hěn
tǎoyàn
讨厌
  

I hate the humid weather.

9
fēicháng
非常
tǎoyàn
讨厌
chūntiān
春天
de
fēngshā
风沙
  

I dislike the wind and sand in spring.

10
Zhège
这个
rén
shuōhuà
说话
luō
luō
suosuō
唆唆
  
,
zhēn
tǎoyàn
讨厌
  

He's a nuisance,for he is always garrulous.

11
Duì
zhèzhǒng
这种
mǎnzuǐ
满嘴
shuō
jiǎhuà
假话
de
rén
  
,
tǎoyàn
讨厌
le
极了
  

I hate a liar very much.

讨厌 and 嫌 both can be followed by a pivotal sentence; the meaning of 嫌 is less serious than 讨厌, so in the following four examples the two words are usually not interchangeable.
12
xián
zhèrde
这儿
dōng
tiāntài
冬天
lěng
  
  

I dislike here for it is cold in winter.

13
xián
qúnzi
裙子
tài
féi
  

She dislikes her loose skirt.

14
tǎoyàn
讨厌
xiǎo
小李
zǒng
rǎo
打扰
  

He dislikes Xiao Li's disturbing him.

15
tǎoyàn
讨厌
yǒuxiē
有些
rén
zài
gōnggòngchǎngsuǒ
公共场所
shēng
大声
shuōhuà
说话
  

I hate those who talk in a high voice in public.