How to say “curious” in Chinese
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“Curious” in Chinese is 好奇, hào qí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
好奇 is read hào qí: 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”.
On top, 大; at the bottom, 可. It hints at the sound of 骑 qí.
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 “好奇”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 好奇. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 出于好奇我打开了那封信chūyúhàoqí,wǒdǎkāilenàfēngxìnOut of curiosity, I opened that letter.
More words from the lesson “The little rascal”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “curious” in Chinese?
“Curious” in Chinese is 好奇, pinyin hàoqí.
What does 好奇 mean?
好奇 (hàoqí) means “curious”.
How do you write 好奇?
好奇 is 2 characters: 好 (hǎo) — good, well; 奇 (qí) — strange, amazing. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 好奇?
好奇 is read hàoqí. Tones: hào — fourth tone, qí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“curious” in the lesson “The little rascal”
This word is from the topic “Character” of HSK 5. 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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