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兴趣

xìngqù

interest

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Characters in this word

趣 qù

Strokes
15
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 取 to take, to receive, to obtain
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 趣

Example phrases

  • 我有兴趣。 Wǒ yǒu xìngqù. I find it interesting.
  • 他兴趣很大。 Tā xìngqù hěn dà. He is very interested.
  • 她对画有兴趣。 Tā duì huà yǒu xìngqù. She is interested in painting.

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