喜歡

See also: 歡喜 and 喜欢

Chinese

	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	joyous; happy; pleased
trad. (喜歡)	喜	歡
simp. (喜欢)	喜	欢
alternative forms	稀飯／稀饭 slang
anagram	歡喜／欢喜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xǐhuan, xǐhuān

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ, ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ

(Chengdu, SP): xi³ huan¹

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щихуан (xihuan, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² fun¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-fôn
Jin (Wiktionary): xi² huan¹
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): hí-hoaⁿ / hí-hoan

(Teochew, Peng'im): hi² huan¹
Xiang (Wiktionary): xi³ honn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐhuan
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhuån
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-huan⁵
  - Yale: syǐ-hwan
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shii.huan
  - Palladius: сихуань (sixuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴ xu̯än⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐhuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhuan
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-huan¹
  - Yale: syǐ-hwān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiihuan
  - Palladius: сихуань (sixuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xi³ huan¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xixuan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵³ xuan⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щихуан (xihuan, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵¹ xuæ̃²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² fun¹
  - Yale: héi fūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² fun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² fun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ fuːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-fôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi` fon´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ fon¹
  - Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ fon²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: xi² huan¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕi⁵³ xuæ̃¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-hoaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: hí-huann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'hvoaf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huã³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huã⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-hoan
  - Tâi-lô: hí-huan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'hoafn
  - IPA (Taipei, Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hi² huan¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hí huaⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi⁵²⁻³⁵ hũã³³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: xi³ honn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁴¹ xõ³/

Verb

喜歡

to like; to be fond of; to be keen on
你喜歡這本書嗎？／你喜欢这本书吗？ ― Nǐ xǐhuan zhè běn shū ma? ― Do you like this book?

我還是很喜歡你。／我还是很喜欢你。 ― Wǒ háishì hěn xǐhuan nǐ. ― I still like you a lot.

她是我最喜歡的作家，沒有之一。 [MSC, trad.]
她是我最喜欢的作家，没有之一。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de zuòjiā, méiyǒu zhīyī. [Pinyin]
She is not just one of my favourites, she is my number one favourite author.

世界上最可悲的事情，莫過於你喜歡他，他卻只把你當朋友。 [MSC, trad.]
世界上最可悲的事情，莫过于你喜欢他，他却只把你当朋友。 [MSC, simp.]
Shìjiè shàng zuì kěbēi de shìqíng, mòguòyú nǐ xǐhuān tā, tā què zhǐ bǎ nǐ dāng péngyǒu. [Pinyin]
The saddest thing in the world is liking someone but they only see you as a friend.

你喜歡邊聽音樂邊做作業嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
你喜欢边听音乐边做作业吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ xǐhuān biān tīng yīnyuè biān zuò zuòyè ma? [Pinyin]
Do you listen to music while doing your homework?
to often behave in a certain way
老媽總喜歡哭。／老妈总喜欢哭。 ― Lǎomā zǒng xǐhuan kū. ― Mum always cries.

Synonyms

(to like):

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Synonyms of 喜歡

喜好 (xǐhào)
嗜好 (shìhào)
稀罕 (xīhan) (colloquial, usually in the negative)
酷好 (kùhào)
喜愛／喜爱 (xǐ'ài)
心愛／心爱 (xīn'ài)

愛好／爱好 (àihào)
欣賞／欣赏 (xīnshǎng)
歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ) (literary or regional)
熱愛／热爱 (rè'ài)
熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)
酷愛／酷爱 (kù'ài)

Dialectal synonyms of 喜歡 (“to like”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		好, 喜好, 愛好, 字
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		喜歡, 喜愛, 喜好, 愛好
Mandarin	Beijing	喜歡, 好希, 稀罕, 愛
	Taiwan	喜歡, 愛
	Jinan	喜歡
	Xi'an	喜歡, 愛
	Wuhan	喜歡, 愛
	Chengdu	喜歡, 歡喜, 愛
	Chongqing	喜歡, 歡喜
	Guilin	喜歡
	Yangzhou	歡喜
	Hefei	喜歡
	Malaysia	喜歡
	Singapore	喜歡
Cantonese	Guangzhou	中意, 歡喜
	Hong Kong	中意, 好
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	中意
	Macau	中意
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	中意
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	中意
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	中意
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	中意
	Foshan	中意
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	中意
	Foshan (Shunde)	中意
	Foshan (Sanshui)	中意
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	中意
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	歡喜, 中意
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	中意
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	中意
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	中意
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	中意
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	中意
	Taishan	中意
	Kaiping (Chikan)	爽心, 中意
	Enping (Niujiang)	中意
	Heshan (Yayao)	中意
	Dongguan	中意
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	中意
	Yangjiang	中意, 歡喜
	Beihai	中意
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	中意
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	中意, 喜歡
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	中意
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	中意, 蘇格
	Singapore (Guangfu)	中意
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	中意
	Móng Cái	中意
Gan	Nanchang	歡喜
Hakka	Meixian	中意, 好
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	中意
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	中意
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	中意
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	中意
	Conghua (Lütian)	歡喜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	中意, 好
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	中意, 好
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	中意, 好
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	中意, 合意, 好
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	中意, 好
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	佮意, 愛
	Senai (Huiyang)	中意
	Kuching (Hepo)	蘇格
Jin	Taiyuan	喜歡, 待見
Min Bei	Jian'ou	愛, 喜歡
Min Dong	Fuzhou	歡喜, 中意, 愛
Min Nan	Xiamen	歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意, 舒合
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	佮意
	Quanzhou	歡喜, 意愛, 愛, 佮意
	Shishi	佮意
	Zhangzhou	歡喜, 愛, 佮意
	Tainan	佮意, 意愛, 愛
	Penang (Hokkien)	舒合, 愛
	Singapore (Hokkien)	舒合, 愛
	Manila (Hokkien)	愛, 佮意
	Chaozhou	歡喜, 愛, 喜歡
	Shantou	歡喜
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	好, 尚, 喜歡
	Jieyang	歡喜, 愛, 好, 尚, 喜歡
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	喜歡
	Singapore (Teochew)	舒合
	Wenchang	歡喜
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	中意
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	字
Wu	Shanghai	歡喜
	Suzhou	歡喜
	Ningbo	歡喜, 看相, 中意 dated
	Wenzhou	喜歡
Xiang	Changsha	喜歡
Xiang	Shuangfeng	喜歡

Antonyms

(to like):

Dialectal synonyms of 討厭 (“to dislike; to loathe; to hate”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		討厭, 厭惡, 憎惡
Mandarin	Beijing	討厭, 不待見
	Taiwan	討厭
	Yantai (Muping)	格癢
	Jinan	討厭, 惡素
	Xi'an	討厭
	Wuhan	嫌, 討厭
	Chengdu	討厭, 見不得, 嫌
	Yangzhou	嫌, 惡嫌, 討厭
	Hefei	討厭, 格厭
	Singapore	討厭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	憎
	Hong Kong	憎
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	厭
	Macau	憎
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	憎
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	憎
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	憎
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	憎
	Foshan	憎
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	憎
	Foshan (Shunde)	憎
	Foshan (Sanshui)	憎
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	憎
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	憎
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	憎
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	憎
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	憎
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	憎
	Taishan	憎, 煩
	Kaiping (Chikan)	憎, 煩
	Enping (Niujiang)	憎
	Heshan (Yayao)	憎
	Dongguan	憎
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	憎
	Yangjiang	嬲
Gan	Nanchang	討厭, 討嫌, 嫌
Hakka	Meixian	惱
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	討厭, 嬲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	嬲
	Conghua (Lütian)	憎
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	惱
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	惱
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	惱
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	惱
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	惱
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	慼
Jin	Taiyuan	討厭
Min Bei	Jian'ou	討厭, 怒
Min Dong	Fuzhou	嫌, 顣, 怒
Min Nan	Xiamen	猌, 㤉, 沖, 沖神, 沖𡳞
	Quanzhou	㤉
	Zhangzhou	猌, 㤉
	Penang (Hokkien)	滷
	Manila (Hokkien)	㤉, 無欲, 無愛
	Chaozhou	滷
	Jieyang	滷
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	憎
Wu	Suzhou	討厭, 注
	Ningbo	刻忖, 嫌鄙, 討厭, 難看, 難相
	Wenzhou	討厭, 惡
Xiang	Changsha	討嫌, 厭眼
Xiang	Shuangfeng	討嫌

Adjective

喜歡

delighted; happy; excited; joyous
今日相樂，皆當喜歡。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
今日相乐，皆当喜欢。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: c. 3rd century BCE—2nd century, traditional Yuefu title 《善哉行》
Jīnrì xiāng lè, jiē dàng xǐhuān. [Pinyin]
Today we gather in delight, it's fitting that all be joyous.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 喜歡

夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
快意 (kuàiyì)
快活 (kuàihuo)
愉快 (yúkuài)
欣喜 (xīnxǐ)
欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
爽 (shuǎng)
爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Min Nan)
痛快 (tòngkuài)
和樂／和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
喜悅／喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
喜躍／喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
夷悅／夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
安樂／安乐 (ānlè) (peaceful and happy)
康樂／康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
快樂／快乐 (kuàilè)
忻悅／忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)

怡悅／怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
悅意／悦意 (yuèyì)
悅懌／悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
愉悅／愉悦 (yúyuè)
暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
欣悅／欣悦 (xīnyuè)
歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ)
歡娛／欢娱 (huānyú) (literary)
歡快／欢快 (huānkuài)
歡悅／欢悦 (huānyuè) (literary)
歡愉／欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
歡暢／欢畅 (huānchàng)
歡樂／欢乐 (huānlè)
歡躍／欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal)
舒暢／舒畅 (shūchàng)
開心／开心 (kāixīn)
高興／高兴 (gāoxìng)

Derived terms

招人喜歡／招人喜欢 (zhāorén xǐhuān)

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