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感兴趣 (gǎn xìng qù) — to be interested (in something)

Definition

感兴趣 describes a person being interested in something, usually with 对 + object (e.g. 对中文感兴趣). Different from 有意思, which describes a thing being interesting.

phrase
to be interested (in something)

Examples

  • 感兴趣。
    Wǒ duì zhè běn shū hěn gǎn xìng qù.
    I am very interested in this book.
  • 感兴趣感兴趣？
    Nǐ gǎn xìng qù bù gǎn xìng qù xué zhōng wén?
    Are you interested in learning Chinese?
  • ？
    Tā duì yùn dòng gǎn shén me xìng qù?
    What kind of sports is he interested in?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

感gǎnfeel
兴趣interest
兴xīnginterest趣qùcharm
联合Coordinate

感 is to feel and 兴趣 is interest; feeling interest gives the sense of being interested.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
咸
咸xián感gǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

Open 感 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 興; 兴 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 興 shows four hands lifting an object; the simplified 兴 is not the form described.

Open 兴 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
走走zǒuwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
取
取qǔ趣qù
Same sound today

趣 has 走, showing walking or hurrying, and 取, which gives the sound; the shape points to moving toward something.

Open 趣 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 3Emotions & Feelings

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