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喜欢

xǐ huan

HSK 1 · word 385 of 3,000

Meaning

to like; to be fond of

Example sentence

我喜欢猫。

wǒ xǐ huan māo

I like cats.

Characters in 喜欢

喜 xǐ to like, to be fond of; happiness, joy
欢 huān joyful, pleased; merry

喜 to be pleased plus 欢 joyful. Two near-synonyms, and 喜 recurs in 喜事 a happy occasion.

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