有趣 yǒuqù — interesting, fun, amusing

Meanings

1. 1

   interesting, fun, amusing

   Interesting in a way that is also enjoyable — closer to "fun" than the neutral 有意思 sometimes suggests, though the two overlap heavily. A book, a person, a fact can all be 有趣; the word leans towards delight, not just curiosity.

   adjective

Character breakdown

• 有

  yǒu (third tone, dipping)

  to have, to possess; there is, there are; to exist

  6 strokes⿸𠂇月Radical 月

Example sentences

• 这个故事很有趣，孩子们都喜欢听。/這個故事很有趣，孩子們都喜歡聽。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) gùshi (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) yǒuqù, (third tone, dipping) háizimen (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) tīng. (first tone, high and level)···

  This story is very interesting — the children all love hearing it.

• 他是一个很有趣的人，大家都喜欢跟他说话。/他是一個很有趣的人，大家都喜歡跟他說話。Tā (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) hěn (third tone, dipping) yǒuqù (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) rén, (second tone, rising) dàjiā (fourth tone, falling) dōu (first tone, high and level) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) gēn (first tone, high and level) tā (first tone, high and level) shuōhuà. (first tone, high and level)···

  He’s a very interesting person — everyone likes talking with him.

Similar words

Words containing 有

• 有yǒu (third tone, dipping)to have, to possess
• 没有/沒有méiyǒu (second tone, rising)not to have; there is not
• 还有/還有hái (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping)furthermore
• 所有suǒ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping)all
• 有些yǒu (third tone, dipping) xiē (first tone, high and level)some
• 有人yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)someone
• 只有zhǐyǒu (third tone, dipping)only, there is only
• 有关/有關yǒu (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)to have sth to do with
• 拥有/擁有yōng (first tone, high and level) yǒu (third tone, dipping)to have
• 有的yǒu (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone)(there are) some (who are...)
• 有效yǒu (third tone, dipping) xiào (fourth tone, falling)effective
• 有时/有時yǒu (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising)sometimes
• 有名yǒumíng (third tone, dipping)famous, well known
• 有所yǒu (third tone, dipping) suǒ (third tone, dipping)somewhat
• 有时候/有時候yǒu (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising) hou (neutral tone)sometimes
• 具有jù (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping)to have; to possess
• 有着/有著yǒu (third tone, dipping) zhe (neutral tone)to have