take a liking to; fancy; settle on
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to take a liking to; to fancy; to settle on after inspection
Commonly used when choosing a partner, house, job, or item. Can take the potential complements 得 (affirmative) and 不 (negative). When used in the negative potential form 相不中, 不 is pronounced with the second tone (bú) before the fourth-tone 中.
Duì对
xiàng象
shì是
tā他
zì自
jǐ己
xiāng相
zhòng中
de的
。
The partner was his own choice.
Zhè这
shuāng双
xié鞋
wǒ我
xiāng相
de得
zhòng中
。
I like these shoes / These shoes suit me.
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Nà那
liàng辆
chē车
tā他
zěn怎
me么
yě也
xiāng相
bu不
zhòng中
。
No matter what, he just couldn't take a liking to that car.
Wǒ我
men们
xiāng相
zhòng中
le了
yī一
tào套
èr二
shǒu手
fáng房
。
We settled on a second-hand apartment.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
xiāng相
zhòng中
le了
zhè这
gè个
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
de的
cái才
huá华
。
The boss took a liking to this young person's talent.