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The word "恶心" is formed by combining the character "恶", meaning "bad" or "evil", with "心", meaning "heart" or "mind", to create a compound that literally indicates a "bad heart" and semantically refers to the sensation of nausea or disgust, deriving from the traditional association of the heart with physical and emotional states.

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这个气味真恶心。

Zhège qìwèi zhěn ěxīn.

This smell is really disgusting.

她看到虫子就恶心。

Tā kàn dào chóngzi jiù ěxīn.

She feels disgusted as soon as she sees bugs.

他的行为让我感到恶心。

Tā de xíngwéi ràng wǒ gǎndào ěxīn.

His behavior makes me feel disgusted.

那种虚伪的奉承话令人恶心。

Nà zhǒng xūwěi de fèngcheng huà lìng rén ěxīn.

That kind of hypocritical flattery is disgusting.

长时间坐车导致她恶心呕吐。

Cháng shíjiān zuòchē dǎozhì tā ěxīn ǒutù.

Long car rides cause her nausea and vomiting.

Word Definition - 恶心

è xīn variant of 惡心|恶心[ě xīn]; nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately); bad habit; vicious habit; vice

Individual Character Details

恶 ě, è, wù
心 xīn