Definition & Meaning

1.gratitude and grudges

2.resentment; grievance

Word usage

ēn yuàn

恩 怨

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HSK6 NHSK 789－1 RW AABB

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1
n.gratitude and grudges
- wǒ men zuì hǎo wàng diào wǒ men de ēn yuàn
  我们最好忘掉我们的恩怨。
  We had better forget our personal enmities.
- yào pāo qì gè rén ēn yuàn lái xuǎn rén
  要抛弃个人恩怨来选人。
  One must put aside one's personal feelings when choosing someone.
- wǒ duì shǒu xiàng bìng wú sī rén ēn yuàn
  我对首相并无私人恩怨。
  I had no personal animosity towards the Prime Minister.
synonym
ēn chóu恩仇
2
n.resentment; grievance
- gè dǎng lǐng dǎo rén jiān bìng méi yǒu gè rén ēn yuàn
  各党领导人间并没有个人恩怨。
  There is no personal animosity between the party leaders.
- tā bǎ ēn yuàn zhì zhī dù wài
  他把恩怨置之度外。
  He took his likes and dislikes out of the equation.
- jiā zú ēn yuàn kě yǐ zì xíng huà jiě
  家族恩怨可以自行化解。
  The family feuding could resolve itself.
synonym
ēn chóu恩仇

Word usage

Reduplication
"恩怨" can be reduplicated, for example: "恩恩怨怨 ".
- 就让我们之间的恩恩怨怨一笔勾销吧。
  It's time we write off all our old scores!
common measure word
"恩怨" is often matched with measure word "起"or"场".
- 一起恩怨
  one grudge
- 一场恩怨
  one grudge

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