How to say “hobby” in Chinese
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“Hobby” in Chinese is 爱好, ài hào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
爱好 is read ài hào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
女 “woman” and 子 “child” side by side: “good”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “爱好”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 爱好. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你有什么爱好？nǐyǒushénmeàihàoWhat are your hobbies?
- 我的爱好是运动wǒdeàihàoshìyùndòngMy hobby is sports.
- 我的爱好跟你的一样。wǒdeàihàogēnnǐdeyíyàngMy hobby is the same as yours.
- 我们有很多共同的爱好wǒmenyǒuhěnduōgòngtóngdeàihàoWe have a lot of hobbies in common.
- 我的爱好是摄影。wǒdeàihàoshìshèyǐngMy hobby is photography.
- 我不是专业的只是业余爱好wǒbúshìzhuānyède,zhǐshìyèyúàihàoI'm not a professional — it's just a hobby.
More words from the lesson “Hobbies”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hobby” in Chinese?
“Hobby” in Chinese is 爱好, pinyin àihào.
What does 爱好 mean?
爱好 (àihào) means “hobby”.
How do you write 爱好?
爱好 is 2 characters: 爱 (ài) — love; 好 (hǎo) — good, well. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 爱好?
爱好 is read àihào. Tones: ài — fourth tone, hào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hobby” in the lesson “Hobbies”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and health” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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