How to say “liking” in Chinese
liking, good impression
“Liking” in Chinese is 好感, hǎo gǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
好感 is read hǎo gǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
女 “woman” and 子 “child” side by side: “good”.
Below, 心 “heart”.
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 “好感”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 好感. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我对他很有好感wǒduìtāhěnyǒuhǎogǎnI really like him.
More words from the lesson “Gratitude and pride”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “liking” in Chinese?
“Liking” in Chinese is 好感, pinyin hǎogǎn.
What does 好感 mean?
好感 (hǎogǎn) means “liking, good impression”.
How do you write 好感?
好感 is 2 characters: 好 (hǎo) — good, well; 感 (gǎn) — feel. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 好感?
好感 is read hǎogǎn. Tones: hǎo — third tone, gǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“liking” in the lesson “Gratitude and pride”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. 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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