# 嫌弃 (xiánqì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 嫌弃 (xiánqì) means “to dislike; to shun; to look down on”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to dislike; to shun; to look down on
- Pinyin: xiánqì (xian2 qi4)
- Traditional: 嫌棄
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 真正的朋友从来不会互相嫌弃。
  Zhēnzhèng de péngyou cónglái bù huì hùxiāng xiánqì.
  True friends will never look down on each other.

## Characters

- [嫌](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-dislike/) (xián): to dislike; to suspect
- 弃 (qì): to abandon; to relinquish

https://hanziro.com/word/xian-qi-dislike/

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