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To have a preference for in Chinese: 看中 (kàn zhòng)

kàn zhòng

to have a preference for

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to have a preference for
  2. 2to fancy
  3. 3to choose after consideration
  4. 4to settle on

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Zhuyin

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ㄎㄢˋ

kàn

ㄎ/ kㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄨㄥˋ

zhòng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 她一眼就看中了那件红色的裙子。

    tā yì yǎn jiù kàn zhòng le nà jiàn hóng sè de qún zǐ。

    She took a liking to that red dress at first glance.

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Related words

看

kàn

to see

中

zhōng

within

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

中国

zhōng guó

China

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

看法

kàn fǎ

way of looking at a thing

其中

qí zhōng

among

中文

zhōng wén

Chinese language

集中

jí zhōng

to concentrate

看来

kàn lai

apparently

难看

nán kàn

ugly

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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