HSK 6 · Emotions

趣味 qùwèi “interest” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 趣味 means

  1. interest
  2. fun
  3. taste
  4. delight
  5. liking
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • preference

How to say 趣味

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale趣qù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale味wèi4th tone, falling

趣味 in a sentence

  1. 那份工作挺有趣味，而且薪金也不错。

    Nà fèn gōngzuò tǐng yǒu qùwèi, érqiě xīnjīn yě búcuò.

    That job is quite interesting, and the pay is good too.

    Sentence #1298616 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 趣味 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 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.

The character 味 (wèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
味wèitaste
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
  • 未part of the characterSound part

How to write 趣味

趣 15 strokes · 味 8 strokes

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

Words related to 趣味

Words with 趣

兴趣xìngqù · interest感兴趣gǎn xìngqù · be interested in有趣yǒuqù · interesting风趣fēngqù · witty乐趣lèqù · delight

Words with 味

味道wèidao · flavour口味kǒuwèi · taste风味fēngwèi · local flavour滋味zīwèi · taste气味qìwèi · smell意味着yìwèizhe · to mean津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèi · with relish

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

气魄qìpò · boldness期望qīwàng · to expect岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐ · outrageous气质qìzhì · temperament热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàng · eyes brimming with tears忍耐rěnnài · to be patient忍受rěnshòu · to bear容忍róngrěn · to tolerate

FAQs

趣味 (qùwèi) means “interest” or “fun”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qùwèi: qù with a 4th tone, then wèi with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 趣味 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type quwei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 趣味 from the suggestions. Typing quwei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
趣味 is an HSK 6 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.