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惯 (慣)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

惯 [guàn]
  1. 1. verb [习惯] be used to
    我吃西餐已经惯了。
    I'm already used to Western food.
  2. 2. verb [纵容] spoil

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

惯 [guàn]
  1. 1. noun be used to; be in the habit of
    这里空气比较稀薄，惯了就好了。
    The air is rather thin here, but you'll get used to it in time.
    你看惯了就觉得顺眼了。
  2. 2. noun indulge; spoil
    他爷爷奶奶惯着他，他要什么就给什么。
    His grandparents indulge him by giving him anything he asks for.
    别把孩子惯坏了。
    Don't spoil the child.
    你总是惯着他，都把他给宠坏了。
    这些坏毛病都是你爸给惯的。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

惯 [guàn]
  1. 1. 形 经常接触而逐渐适应;习以为常
    干惯了,不觉得累
    看不惯
    惯例
    习惯
  2. 2. 动 纵容;溺爱
    把孩子给惯坏了
    娇生惯养
    娇惯
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Examples

他不务正业，惯吃白食。
He does not do any honest work and lives off others. → 吃白食
这里空气比较稀薄，惯了就好了。
The air is rather thin here, but you'll get used to it in time. → 惯
他爷爷奶奶惯着他，他要什么就给什么。
His grandparents indulge him by giving him anything he asks for. → 惯
你看得惯他这样发脾气吗?
Can you put up with his bad temper? → 看惯
那孩子惯得一点人样都没有。
That child is terribly spoiled. → 人样
这样惯孩子不是心疼他。
Pampering a child like this is not loving him. → 心疼
你被惯得太不成样子了，简直欠揍。 → 欠揍
他被人侍候惯了。 → 侍候
用惯了我的钢笔，不习惯用他的。 → 用惯
你总是惯着他，都把他给宠坏了。 → 惯
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Character Decomposition

忄
[xīn]		 + 贯
[guàn]

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