爱好/愛好 àihào — hobby, pastime, interest

Meanings

1. 1

   hobby, pastime, interest

   Something you take up regularly for pleasure. The question that goes with it is 你有什么爱好？ and the answer is a verb phrase: 我的爱好是听音乐.

   noun
2. 2

   to be keen on, to be fond of

   verb

Character breakdown

• 爱/愛

  ài (fourth tone, falling)

  to love; to like, to be fond of; love, affection

  10 strokes⿳爫冖友Radical 心
• 好

  hǎo (third tone, dipping) hào (fourth tone, falling)

  good, fine, well; easy to do; (hào) to be fond of, to like

  6 strokes⿰女子Radical 女

Example sentences

• 你有什么爱好？/你有什麼愛好？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) shénme (second tone, rising) àihào? (fourth tone, falling)···

  What hobbies do you have?

• 我们的爱好一样，都很喜欢运动。/我們的愛好一樣，都很喜歡運動。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) àihào (fourth tone, falling) yíyàng, (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) yùndòng. (fourth tone, falling)···

  We have the same interests — we both love sport.

Common mistakes

• Not quite我很爱好这个电影。

  Correct我很喜欢这个电影。

  爱好 names a settled pursuit you practise, not a passing liking. Enjoying one film, one dish or one song is 喜欢.

Similar words

Words containing 爱

• 爱/愛ài (fourth tone, falling)to love
• 亲爱/親愛qīn (first tone, high and level) ài (fourth tone, falling)dear
• 爱情/愛情àiqíng (fourth tone, falling)love, romance (between partners)
• 可爱/可愛kě (third tone, dipping) ài (fourth tone, falling)lovely, cute, endearing
• 恋爱/戀愛liàn (fourth tone, falling) ài (fourth tone, falling)(romantic) love
• 爱护/愛護àihù (fourth tone, falling)to take good care of, to cherish and protect
• 热爱/熱愛rè (fourth tone, falling) ài (fourth tone, falling)to love ardently
• 喜爱/喜愛xǐ (third tone, dipping) ài (fourth tone, falling)to like
• 爱人/愛人ài (fourth tone, falling) ren (neutral tone)spouse (PRC)
• 爱心/愛心ài (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)compassion
• 爱国/愛國ài (fourth tone, falling) guó (second tone, rising)to love one's country
• 心爱/心愛xīn (first tone, high and level) ài (fourth tone, falling)beloved
• 关爱/關愛guān (first tone, high and level) ài (fourth tone, falling)to show concern and care for
• 宠爱/寵愛chǒng (third tone, dipping) ài (fourth tone, falling)to dote on sb
• 疼爱/疼愛téng (second tone, rising) ài (fourth tone, falling)to love dearly
• 爱戴/愛戴ài (fourth tone, falling) dài (fourth tone, falling)to love and respect
• 敬爱/敬愛jìng (fourth tone, falling) ài (fourth tone, falling)respect and love

Words containing 好

• 好hǎo (third tone, dipping)good, fine, well
• 好像hǎoxiàng (third tone, dipping)it seems, apparently
• 好好hǎo (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)well
• 美好měi (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)beautiful
• 好奇hàoqí (fourth tone, falling)curious, inquisitive
• 最好zuì (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping)best
• 好多hǎo (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level)many
• 好看hǎo (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling)good-looking
• 好吃hǎochī (third tone, dipping)tasty, delicious
• 好运/好運hǎo (third tone, dipping) yùn (fourth tone, falling)good luck
• 良好liáng (second tone, rising) hǎo (third tone, dipping)good
• 正好zhèng (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping)just (in time)
• 好处/好處hǎo (third tone, dipping) chu (neutral tone)benefit
• 好事hǎo (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
• 不好意思bù (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping) yì (fourth tone, falling) si (neutral tone)to feel embarrassed
• 好久hǎo (third tone, dipping) jiǔ (third tone, dipping)quite a while
• 只好zhǐ (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)without any better option