habit; hobby; addiction; indulgence
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
long-standing habit or hobby; addiction; fondness (often implying excessive indulgence)
While it can describe neutral hobbies like tea drinking, it often carries a connotation of obsession or excessive indulgence. Used for both positive passions and negative addictions.
Hē喝
chá茶
shì是
tā他
zuì最
dà大
de的
xí嗜
hào好
。
Drinking tea is his greatest passion.
Tā他
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
bù不
liáng良
xí嗜
hào好
。
He doesn't have any bad habits.
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Yī医
shēng生
quàn劝
tā他
jiè戒
chú除
è恶
xí习
hé和
bù不
liáng良
xí嗜
hào好
。
The doctor advised him to quit bad habits and harmful addictions.
Jí集
yóu邮
céng曾
shì是
tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
de的
xí嗜
hào好
。
Stamp collecting was his hobby when he was young.