喜
欢

To like in Chinese: 喜欢 (xǐ huan)

xǐ huan

to like

HSK 1Traditional: 喜歡2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to like; to be fond of

Stroke order

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喜
欢

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧˇ

xǐ

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

˙ㄏㄨㄢ

huan

˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄢ/ an

Simplified & traditional

喜欢

Simplified

喜歡

Traditional

Example sentences

See 喜欢 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我喜欢猫。

    wǒ xǐ huan māo。

    I like cats.

  • 我喜欢茶。

    wǒ xǐ huan chá。

    I like tea.

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Related words

欢迎

huān yíng

to welcome

欢乐

huān lè

gaiety

喜爱

xǐ ài

to like

喜剧

xǐ jù

comedy

惊喜

jīng xǐ

nice surprise

恭喜

gōng xǐ

to congratulate

欢呼

huān hū

to cheer for

欢聚

huān jù

to get together socially

欢快

huān kuài

cheerful and lighthearted

狂欢

kuáng huān

party

联欢

lián huān

to have a get-together

喜好

xǐ hào

to like

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