Meaning of 感兴趣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to be interested (in sth)
How to use 感兴趣
The common pattern is 对 + something + 感兴趣, meaning to be interested in something. You can add degree words like 很 or 特别 before 感兴趣. Example: 我对中国历史很感兴趣。(Wǒ duì Zhōngguó lìshǐ hěn gǎn xìngqù.) I am very interested in Chinese history.
感 (gǎn) means to feel, and 兴趣 (xìngqù) means interest, so 感兴趣 is literally "to feel interest." Think of 感 as the same feeling you find in 感觉 (gǎnjué) and 感到 (gǎndào), now pointed at something you like.
Common mistake: Learners often follow English word order and say 我感兴趣中国历史. The thing you are interested in should come before the verb with 对: 我对中国历史感兴趣. Also, 兴 here is read xìng (fourth tone), not xīng as in 高兴 (gāoxìng) is xìng too, but many confuse it with 兴 xīng in 兴奋 (xīngfèn).
感兴趣 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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感 gǎn · to feel · 13 strokes
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兴 xìng · to thrive · 6 strokes
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趣 qù · interest · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 感兴趣.
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad |
| 感觉 | gǎnjué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
| 感到 | gǎndào | to feel; to sense; to perceive |
| 感谢 | gǎnxiè | to thank; to be grateful |
| 感动 | gǎndòng | to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally) |
| 感受 | gǎnshòu | to sense; perception |
| 感情 | gǎnqíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 情感 | qínggǎn | feeling; emotion |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | to catch cold; (common) cold |
| 有趣 | yǒuqù | interesting; fascinating; amusing |
| 兴趣 | xìngqù | interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby |
| 兴奋 | xīngfèn | excited; excitement |
Questions about 感兴趣
What does 感兴趣 mean?
感兴趣 (gǎn xìngqù) means "to be interested (in sth)".
How do you write 感兴趣?
感兴趣 is made of 3 characters: 感 (13 strokes), 兴 (6 strokes), 趣 (15 strokes). That is 34 strokes in total.
Is 感兴趣 an HSK word?
Yes. 感兴趣 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 感兴趣 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 感兴趣 is written 感興趣.
How do I say I am not interested in something with 感兴趣?
Put 不 before 感兴趣: 我对足球不感兴趣。(Wǒ duì zúqiú bù gǎn xìngqù.) I am not interested in football. You can also say 没兴趣 (méi xìngqù) in casual speech.
What is the difference between 感兴趣 and 有兴趣?
They mean nearly the same thing and both use 对 before the object. 有兴趣 (yǒu xìngqù) literally means to have interest and is slightly more casual, while 感兴趣 is very common in both speech and writing. Its negative is 没有兴趣 rather than 不有兴趣.