喜欢
xǐ​huan HSK1

to like

喜欢 喜歡 xǐ​huan
to like verb
To be fond of; to have a liking for someone or something

你觉得她会喜欢他吗？

nǐ jué​de tā huì xǐ​huan tā ma?

Do you think she will like him?

别问我是否喜欢画画。

bié wèn wǒ shì​fǒu xǐ​huan huà huà.

Don't ask me if I like painting.

to be prone to verb
To have a habit of; to be inclined to (often used before a verb to indicate a tendency)

人就是喜欢憎恨。

rén jiù​shì xǐ​huan zēng​hèn.

People just love to hate.

to thrive in verb
(of plants or animals) to be suited to a particular environment or condition (e.g. shade, moisture)
happy
Happy; elated; delighted.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1375.6 per million appears in 94% of films
Written text
509.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1

Cross-References

Synonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)