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娇惯

jiāo guàn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to pamper
  • to coddle
  • to spoil

Definition

娇惯:指过分宠爱、纵容孩子,使其养成不良习惯或性格。

Pamper: to spoil or indulge a child excessively, leading to bad habits or character.

Usage

常用于描述父母或长辈对孩子的过度溺爱,导致孩子任性、依赖等负面结果。

Commonly used to describe excessive indulgence by parents or elders towards children, resulting in negative outcomes like willfulness or dependence.

Examples

  • 1 父母对孩子的娇惯只会让孩子变得任性。 (Parents' pampering of children only makes them willful.)
  • 2 她从小被娇惯,现在一点苦都吃不了。 (She was pampered since childhood and now can't endure any hardship.)
  • 3 娇惯不是真正的爱,而是一种伤害。 (Pampering is not true love but a form of harm.)
  • 4 别太娇惯孩子,要让他们学会独立。 (Don't spoil children too much; let them learn to be independent.)
  • 5 他被娇惯得无法无天,连老师都管不住。 (He was so pampered that he became unruly, and even the teacher couldn't control him.)

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