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Chinese
to be fond of; to like; to enjoy
to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
joyous; happy; pleased
trad. (喜歡 )
喜
歡
simp. (喜欢 )
喜
欢
anagram
歡喜 / 欢喜
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : xǐhuan , xǐhuān
(Zhuyin ) : ㄒㄧˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ, ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : xi3 huan1
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : щихуан (xihuan, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping ) : hei2 fun1
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : hí-fôn
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : hi3 fon1
Jin (Wiktionary ) : xi2 huan1
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : hí-hoaⁿ / hí-hoan
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : hi2 huan1
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : xi3 honn
Verb
喜歡
to like ; to be fond of; to be keen on
你 喜歡 這 本 書 嗎 ? [MSC , trad. ] 你 喜欢 这 本 书 吗 ? [MSC , simp. ] Nǐ xǐhuan zhè běn shū ma? Do you like this book?
我 還是 很 喜歡 你 。 [MSC , trad. ] 我 还是 很 喜欢 你 。 [MSC , simp. ] Wǒ háishì hěn xǐhuan nǐ. I still like you a lot.
她 是 我 最 喜歡 的 作家 ,沒有 之一 。 [MSC , trad. ] 她 是 我 最 喜欢 的 作家 ,没有 之一 。 [MSC , simp. ] Tā shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de zuòjiā, méiyǒu zhīyī. She is not just one of my favourites, she is my number one favourite author.
世界 上 最 可悲 的 事情 ,莫過於 你 喜歡 他 ,他 卻 只 把 你 當 朋友 。 [MSC , trad. ] 世界 上 最 可悲 的 事情 ,莫过于 你 喜欢 他 ,他 却 只 把 你 当 朋友 。 [MSC , simp. ] Shìjiè shàng zuì kěbēi de shìqíng, mòguòyú nǐ xǐhuān tā, tā què zhǐ bǎ nǐ dāng péngyǒu. The saddest thing in the world is liking someone but they only see you as a friend.
你 喜歡 邊 聽 音樂 邊 做 作業 嗎 ? [MSC , trad. ] 你 喜欢 边 听 音乐 边 做 作业 吗 ? [MSC , simp. ] Nǐ xǐhuān biān tīng yīnyuè biān zuò zuòyè ma? Do you listen to music while doing your homework?
to often behave in a certain way
老媽 總 喜歡 哭 。/ 老妈 总 喜欢 哭 。 ― Lǎomā zǒng xǐhuan kū. ― Mum always cries.
Synonyms
喜好 ( xǐhào ) 喜愛 / 喜爱 ( xǐ'ài ) 嗜好 ( shìhào ) 心愛 / 心爱 ( xīn'ài ) 愛好 / 爱好 ( àihào ) 欣賞 / 欣赏 ( xīnshǎng ) 歡喜 / 欢喜 ( huānxǐ ) ( literary or regional ) 熱愛 / 热爱 ( rè'ài ) 熱衷 / 热衷 ( rèzhōng ) 稀罕 ( colloquial, usually in the negative ) 酷好 ( kùhào ) 酷愛 / 酷爱 ( kù'ài )
Dialectal synonyms of
喜歡 (“to like”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
好 , 喜好 , 愛好 , 字
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
喜歡 , 喜愛 , 喜好 , 愛好
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
喜歡 , 好希 , 稀罕 , 愛
Taiwan
喜歡 , 愛
Malaysia
喜歡
Singapore
喜歡
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
喜歡
Central Plains Mandarin
Xi'an
喜歡 , 愛
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
喜歡 , 歡喜 , 愛
Chongqing
喜歡 , 歡喜
Wuhan
喜歡 , 愛
Guilin
喜歡
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
歡喜
Hefei
喜歡
Cantonese
Guangzhou
中意 , 歡喜
Hong Kong
中意 , 好
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
中意
Macau
中意
Guangzhou (Panyu)
中意
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
中意
Guangzhou (Conghua)
中意
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
中意
Foshan
中意
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
中意
Foshan (Shunde)
中意
Foshan (Sanshui)
中意
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
中意
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
歡喜 , 中意
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
中意
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
中意
Zhuhai (Doumen)
中意
Jiangmen (Baisha)
中意
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
中意
Taishan
中意
Kaiping (Chikan)
爽心 , 中意
Enping (Niujiang)
中意
Heshan (Yayao)
中意
Dongguan
中意
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
中意
Yangjiang
中意 , 歡喜
Beihai
中意
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
中意
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
中意 , 喜歡
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
中意
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
中意 , 蘇格
Singapore (Guangfu)
中意
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
中意
Móng Cái
中意
Gan
Nanchang
歡喜
Hakka
Meixian
中意 , 好
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
中意
Dongguan (Qingxi)
中意
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
中意
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
中意
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
歡喜
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
中意 , 好
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
中意 , 好
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
中意 , 好
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
中意 , 合意 , 好
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
中意 , 好
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
佮意 , 愛
Senai (Huiyang)
中意
Kuching (Hepo)
蘇格
Huizhou
Jixi
喜歡 , 歡喜
Jin
Taiyuan
喜歡 , 待見
Northern Min
Jian'ou
愛 , 喜歡
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
歡喜 , 中意 , 愛
Southern Min
Xiamen
歡喜 , 意愛 , 愛 , 佮意 , 舒合
Xiamen (Tong'an)
佮意
Quanzhou
歡喜 , 意愛 , 愛 , 佮意
Shishi
佮意
Zhangzhou
歡喜 , 愛 , 佮意
Tainan
佮意 , 意愛 , 愛
Penang (Hokkien)
舒合 , 愛
Singapore (Hokkien)
舒合 , 愛
Manila (Hokkien)
愛 , 佮意
Chaozhou
歡喜 , 愛 , 喜歡
Shantou
歡喜
Shantou (Chaoyang)
好 , 尚 , 喜歡
Jieyang
歡喜 , 愛 , 好 , 尚 , 喜歡
Puning
愛 , 癮2 , 尚 , 喜歡
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
喜歡
Singapore (Teochew)
舒合
Wenchang
歡喜
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
中意
Waxiang
Guzhang (Gaofeng)
字
Wu
Shanghai
歡喜
Suzhou
歡喜
Ningbo
歡喜 , 看相 , 中意 dated
Wenzhou
喜歡
Xiang
Changsha
喜歡
Shuangfeng
喜歡
Antonyms
( antonym(s) of “ to like ” ) :
Dialectal synonyms of
討厭 (“to dislike; to loathe; to hate”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
討厭 , 厭惡 , 憎惡
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
討厭 , 不待見
Taiwan
討厭
Singapore
討厭
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
討厭 , 惡素
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
格癢
Central Plains Mandarin
Xi'an
討厭
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
討厭 , 見不得 , 嫌
Wuhan
嫌 , 討厭
Jianghuai Mandarin
Yangzhou
嫌 , 惡嫌 , 討厭
Hefei
討厭 , 格厭
Cantonese
Guangzhou
憎
Hong Kong
憎
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
厭
Macau
憎
Guangzhou (Panyu)
憎
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
憎
Guangzhou (Conghua)
憎
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
憎
Foshan
憎
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
憎
Foshan (Shunde)
憎
Foshan (Sanshui)
憎
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
憎
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
憎
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
憎
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
憎
Jiangmen (Baisha)
憎
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
憎
Taishan
憎 , 煩
Kaiping (Chikan)
憎 , 煩
Enping (Niujiang)
憎
Heshan (Yayao)
憎
Dongguan
憎
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
憎
Yangjiang
嬲
Gan
Nanchang
討厭 , 討嫌 , 嫌
Hakka
Meixian
惱
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
討厭 , 嬲
Dongguan (Qingxi)
嬲
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
憎
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
惱
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
惱
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
惱
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
惱
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
惱
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
慼
Jin
Taiyuan
討厭
Northern Min
Jian'ou
討厭 , 怒
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
嫌 , 顣 , 怒
Southern Min
Xiamen
猌 , 㤉 , 沖 , 沖神 , 沖𡳞 , 猌神 , 㤉𡳞 vulgar , 㤉潲 vulgar , 猌𡳞 vulgar , 鑿𡳞 vulgar , 揬𡳞 vulgar
Quanzhou
㤉 , 㤉神 , 㤉𡳞 vulgar , 㤉潲 vulgar , 揬𡳞 vulgar
Jinjiang
㤉 , 㤉神 , 㤉潲 vulgar
Zhangzhou
猌 , 㤉 , 猌神 , 㤉𡳞 vulgar , 㤉潲 vulgar , 鑿𡳞 vulgar , 揬𡳞 vulgar
Penang (Hokkien)
滷
Singapore (Hokkien)
滷
Manila (Hokkien)
㤉 , 㤉神 , 㤉潲 vulgar , 㤉𡳞 vulgar
Chaozhou
滷
Jieyang
滷
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
憎
Wu
Suzhou
討厭 , 注
Ningbo
刻忖 , 嫌鄙 , 討厭 , 難看 , 難相
Wenzhou
討厭 , 惡
Xiang
Changsha
討嫌 , 厭眼
Shuangfeng
討嫌
Adjective
喜歡
delighted ; happy ; excited ; joyous
Synonyms
和樂 / 和乐 ( hélè ) ( happy and harmonious ) 喜悅 / 喜悦 ( xǐyuè ) ( formal ) 喜樂 / 喜乐 ( xǐlè ) 喜滋滋 ( xǐzīzī ) 喜躍 / 喜跃 ( xǐyuè ) ( formal ) 夷悅 / 夷悦 ( yíyuè ) ( literary ) 夷愉 ( yíyú ) ( literary, happy and harmonious ) 安樂 / 安乐 ( ānlè ) ( peaceful and happy ) 康樂 / 康乐 ( kānglè ) ( literary, peaceful and happy ) 忻悅 / 忻悦 ( xīnyuè ) ( literary ) 快意 ( kuàiyì ) 快樂 / 快乐 ( kuàilè ) 快活 ( kuàihuo ) 怡悅 / 怡悦 ( yíyuè ) ( literary ) 悅意 / 悦意 ( yuèyì ) 悅懌 / 悦怿 ( yuèyì ) ( literary ) 愉快 愉悅 / 愉悦 ( yúyuè ) 暢快 / 畅快 ( chàngkuài ) 樂滋滋 / 乐滋滋 ( lèzīzī ) 欣喜 ( xīnxǐ ) 欣忭 ( xīnbiàn ) ( literary ) 欣悅 / 欣悦 ( xīnyuè ) 歡喜 / 欢喜 ( huānxǐ ) 歡娛 / 欢娱 ( huānyú ) ( literary ) 歡快 / 欢快 ( huānkuài ) 歡悅 / 欢悦 ( huānyuè ) ( literary ) 歡愉 / 欢愉 ( huānyú ) ( literary ) 歡暢 / 欢畅 ( huānchàng ) 歡樂 / 欢乐 ( huānlè ) 歡躍 / 欢跃 ( huānyuè ) ( formal ) 爽 ( shuǎng ) 爽神 ( shuǎngshén ) ( literary or Southern Min ) 痛快 ( tòngkuài ) 舒暢 / 舒畅 ( shūchàng ) 開心 / 开心 ( kāixīn ) 高興 / 高兴 ( gāoxìng )
Derived terms