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爱好愛好 àihào — hobby, pastime, interest

àihào (fourth tone, falling)ai4hao4

Traditional: 愛好

hobby, pastime, interest

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Meanings

  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. 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.

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