How to say “interest” in Chinese
interest, fun; taste
“Interest” in Chinese is 趣味, qù wèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
趣味 is read qù wèi: 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
On the left, 走 “walk”; on the right, 取 qǔ hints at the sound.
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 未 wèi hints at the sound.
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 “趣味”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 趣味. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种游戏很有趣味zhèzhǒngyóuxìhěnyǒuqùwèiThis game is great fun.
More words from the lesson “Chess, go and billiards”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “interest” in Chinese?
“Interest” in Chinese is 趣味, pinyin qùwèi.
What does 趣味 mean?
趣味 (qùwèi) means “interest, fun; taste”.
How do you write 趣味?
趣味 is 2 characters: 趣 (qù) — interest; 味 (wèi) — taste, smell. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 趣味?
趣味 is read qùwèi. Tones: qù — fourth tone, wèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“interest” in the lesson “Chess, go and billiards”
This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” 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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