喜欢 xǐhuān▶ amar, gustar

Stroke order

喜欢 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 喜 — 12 strokes
• 欢 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. to like; to be fond of
2. to be happy; to be pleased
3. to tend to

Example sentences

• 我喜欢喝茶。Wǒ xǐhuān hē chá.I like drinking tea.
• 他喜欢看电影。Tā xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng.He likes watching films.

Related words

• 欢迎Bienvenida, dar la bienvenida
• 恭喜felicitaciones
• 喜悦Alegría
• 欢乐Feliz
• 联欢Gala
• 喜闻乐见Encantar ver y oír

喜欢 is pronounced xǐhuān and means “amar, gustar”. It is part of the HSK 1 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 喜欢 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.