喜歡
See also: 歡喜 and 喜欢
Chinese
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 | |
| variant forms | 稀飯／稀饭 slang | ||
| anagram | 歡喜／欢喜 | ||
Pronunciation
Verb
喜歡
- to like
- 你喜歡這本書嗎？ / 你喜欢这本书吗？ ― Nǐ xǐhuan zhè běn shū ma? ― Do you like this book?
- 我還是很喜歡你。 / 我还是很喜欢你。 ― 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.]
- Tā shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de zuòjiā, méiyǒu zhīyī. [Pinyin]
- She is my number one favourite author.
她是我最喜欢的作家，没有之一。 [MSC, simp.]
- 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
- (like):
| Dialectal synonyms of 喜歡 (“to like”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
| Classical Chinese | 好, 喜好, 愛好 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 喜愛, 喜好, 愛好 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 喜歡, 好希, 愛 |
| Taiwan | 喜歡, 愛 | |
| Jinan | 喜歡 | |
| Xi'an | 喜歡, 愛 | |
| Wuhan | 喜歡, 愛 | |
| Chengdu | 喜歡, 歡喜, 愛 | |
| Yangzhou | 歡喜 | |
| Hefei | 喜歡 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 中意, 歡喜 |
| Hong Kong | 中意 | |
| Taishan | 中意 | |
| Yangjiang | 中意, 歡喜 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 歡喜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 中意, 好 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 中意, 好 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 中意, 好 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 中意, 好 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 中意, 合意, 好 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 中意, 好 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 佮意, 愛 | |
| Sabah | 中意, 惜 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 喜歡, 待見 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 愛, 喜歡 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 歡喜, 中意, 愛 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意, 舒合 |
| Quanzhou | 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意 | |
| Zhangzhou | 歡喜, 愛, 佮意 | |
| Taipei | 歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意 | |
| Penang | 舒合, 愛 | |
| Philippines (Manila) | 愛, 佮意 | |
| Chaozhou | 歡喜, 愛 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 歡喜 |
| Suzhou | 歡喜 | |
| Wenzhou | 喜歡 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 喜歡 |
| Shuangfeng | 喜歡 | |
Antonyms
- (like):
| Dialectal synonyms of 討厭 (“to dislike; to loathe; to hate”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 討厭, 厭惡, 憎惡 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 討厭, 不待見 |
| Taiwan | 討厭 | |
| Jinan | 討厭, 惡素 | |
| Xi'an | 討厭 | |
| Wuhan | 嫌, 討厭 | |
| Chengdu | 討厭, 見不得, 嫌 | |
| Yangzhou | 嫌, 惡嫌, 討厭 | |
| Hefei | 討厭, 格厭 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 憎 |
| Hong Kong | 憎 | |
| Foshan | 憎 | |
| Shunde | 憎 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 憎 | |
| Doumen (Shangheng Tanka) | 憎 | |
| Taishan | 憎, 煩 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 憎, 煩 | |
| Dongguan | 憎 | |
| Yangjiang | 嬲 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 討厭, 討嫌, 嫌 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 惱 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 惱 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 惱 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 惱 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 惱 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 惱 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 慼 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 討厭 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 討厭, 怒 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 嫌, 顣, 怒 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 猌, 㤉, 沖, 沖神, 沖𡳞 |
| Quanzhou | 㤉 | |
| Zhangzhou | 猌, 㤉 | |
| Penang | 滷 | |
| Philippines (Manila) | 㤉 | |
| Chaozhou | 滷 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 討厭, 注 |
| Wenzhou | 討厭, 惡 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 討嫌, 厭眼 |
| Shuangfeng | 討嫌 | |
Adjective
喜歡
- delighted; happy; excited
Derived terms
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