HSK 3 · Verbs

感兴趣 gǎn xìngqù “be interested in” in Chinese

Traditional 感興趣

What 感兴趣 means

  1. be interested in
  2. to be interested (in sth)

How to say 感兴趣

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale感gǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale兴xìng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale趣qù4th tone, falling

感兴趣 in a sentence

  1. 你对什么感兴趣？

    Nǐ duì shénme gǎn xìngqù?

    What are you interested in?

    Sentence #3378220 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我对运动感兴趣。

    Wǒ duì yùndòng gǎn xìngqù.

    I’m interested in sport.

    Sentence #8698963 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我对亚洲的历史很感兴趣。

    Wǒ duì Yàzhōu de lìshǐ hěn gǎn xìngqù.

    I’m very interested in Asian history.

    Sentence #390458 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 感兴趣 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 感 (gǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
感gǎnto feel
  • 咸all · xián
  • 心heart · xīn

Memory aidHeart 心 with 咸 (xián) for the sound: to feel.

The character 兴 (xìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
兴xìngfeeling or desire to do sth
  • ⺍small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 一one · yī
  • 八eight · bā
The character 趣 (qù) with each of its parts in a different colour
趣qùinteresting
  • 走walk · zǒuMeaning part
  • 取to take · qǔSound part

走 hints at the meaning (walk); 取 (qǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with qù.

How to write 感兴趣

感 13 strokes · 兴 6 strokes · 趣 15 strokes

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感兴趣 (gǎn xìngqù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 感兴趣 (gǎn xìngqù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 感兴趣

Words with 感

感冒gǎnmào · catch cold感到gǎndào · to feel感gǎn · (suffix) sense of …感觉gǎnjué · feeling感谢gǎnxiè · (express) thanks感动gǎndòng · to be moved感情gǎnqíng · emotion感受gǎnshòu · to feel感想gǎnxiǎng · impressions感激gǎnjī · to be grateful

Words with 兴

高兴gāoxìng · happy兴趣xìngqù · interest兴奋xīngfèn · excited兴旺xīngwàng · prosperous兴隆xīnglóng · prosperous振兴zhènxīng · to revitalise复兴fùxīng · revival兴高采烈xìnggāocǎiliè · in high spirits兴致勃勃xìngzhìbóbó · full of enthusiasm

Words with 趣

兴趣xìngqù · interest有趣yǒuqù · interesting风趣fēngqù · witty乐趣lèqù · delight趣味qùwèi · interest

More words: Thinking & Talking

必须bìxū · must担心dānxīn · to worry放心fàngxīn · relax复习fùxí · revise关心guānxīn · concerned about/with害怕hàipà · afraid of欢迎huānyíng · to welcome回答huídá · to reply

FAQs

感兴趣 (gǎn xìngqù) means “be interested in” or “to be interested (in sth)”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it gǎn xìngqù: gǎn with a 3rd tone, then xìng with a 4th tone, then qù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 感兴趣 is written 感興趣. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type ganxingqu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 感兴趣 from the suggestions. Typing ganxingqu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
感兴趣 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.