喜欢/喜歡 xǐhuan — to like, to be fond of

Meanings

1. 1

   to like, to be fond of

   To like something or someone. It is milder than 爱 and takes either a noun (喜欢中国菜) or a verb phrase (喜欢看书) as its object.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 喜

  xǐ (third tone, dipping)

  to like, to be fond of; joy, delight; a happy event, especially a wedding

  12 strokes⿱壴口Radical 口
• 欢/歡

  huān (first tone, high and level)

  joyous, merry; to be pleased; vigorous, lively

  6 strokes⿰又欠Radical 欠

Example sentences

• 我很喜欢中国菜。/我很喜歡中國菜。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) cài. (fourth tone, falling)···

  I really like Chinese food.

• 他不喜欢下雨的天气。/他不喜歡下雨的天氣。Tā (first tone, high and level) bù (fourth tone, falling) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) xià (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) tiānqì. (first tone, high and level)···

  He doesn’t like rainy weather.

Common mistakes

• Not quite我是喜欢中国菜。

  Correct我很喜欢中国菜。

  喜欢 is already a verb, so 是 has nothing to do. Use 很 to give the sentence its natural weight.

Similar words

Words containing 欢

• 欢迎/歡迎huānyíng (first tone, high and level)to welcome