like; be fond of; be happy
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to like; to be fond of; to have an interest in
A very common verb expressing preference or affection, used for people, activities, objects, etc.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
wén文
xué学
，
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
shù数
xué学
。
He likes literature, and I like math.
Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
Zhōng中
guó国
cài菜
。
I like Chinese food.
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Tā她
xǐ喜
huan欢
zhōu周
mò末
qù去
pá爬
shān山
。
She likes to go hiking on weekends.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
dōu都
hěn很
xǐ喜
huan欢
zhè这
wèi位
xīn新
lǎo老
shī师
。
The children all like this new teacher very much.
adjective
happy; pleased; delighted
dialectUsed as a predicate adjective, often reduplicated in the pattern '喜欢喜欢'. More common in certain dialects or older usage; in modern standard Chinese, '高兴' or '开心' are more frequent for this meaning.
Nǚ女
ér儿
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
dà大
xué学
，
mā妈
ma妈
xǐ喜
huan欢
de得
bù不
dé得
liǎo了
。
The daughter got into university, and the mother was overjoyed.
Kuài快
bǎ把
hǎo好
xiāo消
xī息
shuō说
yi一
shuō说
，
jiào叫
dà大
jiā家
xǐ喜
huan欢
xǐ喜
huan欢
。
Quick, tell the good news so everyone can be happy.