兴趣 meaning in English
interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
Meaning of 兴趣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- interest (desire to know about sth)
- interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
How to use 兴趣
兴趣 is a noun, so it usually comes after a verb like 有 (yǒu) or 感 (gǎn). Use 对 (duì) to say what the interest is in. Example: 我对历史很感兴趣。(Wǒ duì lìshǐ hěn gǎn xìngqù.) I am very interested in history.
兴 (xìng) appears in 高兴 (gāoxìng, happy), and 趣 (qù) appears in 有趣 (yǒuqù, interesting). Put the happy feeling and the interesting thing together and you get 兴趣, the thing that makes you glad to learn more.
Common mistake: Learners often say 我兴趣音乐 or 我很兴趣, but 兴趣 is not a verb. Say 我对音乐有兴趣 or 我对音乐很感兴趣 instead. Also note that 兴 is fourth tone xìng here, not first tone xīng as in 兴奋 (xīngfèn).
兴趣 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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趣 qù · interest · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 兴趣.
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad |
| 有趣 | yǒuqù | interesting; fascinating; amusing |
| 兴奋 | xīngfèn | excited; excitement |
| 感兴趣 | gǎn xìngqù | to be interested (in sth) |
| 乐趣 | lèqù | delight; pleasure; joy |
| 新兴 | xīnxīng | (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging |
| 兴旺 | xīngwàng | prosperous; thriving |
| 扫兴 | sǎoxìng | to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited |
| 风趣 | fēngqù | charm; humor |
| 兴致 | xìngzhì | mood; spirits |
| 兴起 | xīngqǐ | to rise; to spring up |
| 复兴 | fùxīng | to revive; to rejuvenate |
Questions about 兴趣
What does 兴趣 mean?
兴趣 (xìngqù) means "interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 兴趣?
兴趣 is made of 2 characters: 兴 (6 strokes), 趣 (15 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 兴趣 an HSK word?
Yes. 兴趣 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 兴趣 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 兴趣 is written 興趣.
What is the difference between 兴趣 and 爱好?
兴趣 is the feeling of interest or curiosity about something. 爱好 (àihào) is a hobby you actually do regularly. You can have a 兴趣 in astronomy without making it your 爱好.
How do I say I am not interested in something?
Say 我对这个不感兴趣 (Wǒ duì zhège bù gǎn xìngqù) or 我对这个没有兴趣 (Wǒ duì zhège méiyǒu xìngqù). Both mean I am not interested in this.