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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

喜欢 [xǐhuɑn]
  1. 1. verb like

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

喜欢 [xǐhuɑn]
  1. 1. like; love; be fond of; be keen on; fancy; go for; relish
    喜欢看电视
    like watching TV
    喜欢热闹。
    I like company.
  2. 2. happy; elated; filled with joy; fond
    快把这好消息告诉奶奶,让她老人家喜欢喜欢
    Tell Grandma the good news quick. She'll be delighted to hear it.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

喜欢 [xǐhuɑn]
  1. 1. 喜爱;喜好
    喜欢小动物。
    喜欢打网球。
  2. 2. 喜悦;高兴
    哥哥从国外回来,全家喜欢得不得了。
  3. 3. 常常发生某种行为
    这孩子总喜欢哭。

Examples

喜欢音乐,尤其喜欢古典音乐。
I love music, especially classical music.
喜欢吹擂自己的人总是不太招人喜欢的。
Those who like to boast are always unpopular.
他很喜欢吃粉条,喜欢那种滑溜儿的口感。
He likes to eat bean noodles, which have a slippery texture.
开初我并不喜欢她,交往了一段竟慢慢喜欢上了。
At first, I didn't like her. However, after hanging out with her for a while, I have gradually fallen for her.
喜欢吃四川菜,喜欢那种辣乎乎的感觉。
She likes Sichuan dishes and is fond of the peppery taste.
她到底喜欢喜欢他,连她自己都拿不准。
She doesn’t even know whether she loves him or not.
她很喜欢吃各类奶制品,尤其喜欢奶酪。
She is fond of different kinds of milk products, especially cheese.
喜欢吃囊揣大葱馅饼,可我不喜欢,觉得太油腻了。
He is fond of pies with shallot and fat, but I don’t like it, and feel it's too oily.
喜欢吃果冻,就是因为喜欢那种嫩滑的口感。
She likes eating jellies, just because they taste tender and smooth.

Collocations

喜欢动物
to be fond of animals
讨人喜欢
adorable
喜欢
to come to like something
喜欢这样
to like something (done) this way
逗大家喜欢
to take delight in teasing others

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

爱好 vs. 喜欢

爱好 vs. 喜欢
àihào vs. xǐhuān

1. 爱好(v.) means "to be well disposed towards" or "to love participate". It is very similar to 喜欢 but more formal; both can be applied to concrete things:
(1) 她爱好喜欢)跳舞。
(2) 他特别爱好喜欢)甜食。

爱好(v.) can also be applied to abstract things, especially those of great importance such as peace or justice. 喜欢 cannot be used with these words, but can be used in 爱好科学, etc.
爱好(v.) can never be applied to human beings, which is different from 喜欢.

2. 爱好(n.) sometimes means "a great interest in something", but 喜欢 never has such a meaning:
(1)他的业余爱好是下棋。
(2) 这只是我个人的爱好,和职业无关。

1.“爱好”(动)表示对事物有好感,乐于参与,和“喜欢”有共同点,但比“喜欢”更加书面化。可用于具体事物。
“爱好”(动)还可以用于抽象事物,特别是有重大意义的,如“爱好和平”、“爱好正义”等,“喜欢”则不可以这样用。“爱好科学”等则可用“喜欢”代替。
“爱好”(动)不能用于人,这是与“喜欢”不相同的。
2.“爱好”(名)表示对某事物的浓厚兴趣,而“喜欢”没有这个用法。

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