好奇
hào qíㄏㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: HIẾU KỲ
Traditional: 好奇
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(adjective, verb, nominal adjective)
inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity
Pattern: 对…好奇; 好奇心 = curiosity. Note 好 is fourth tone (hào).
Examples
孩子对什么都很好奇。
hái zi duì shén me dōu hěn hào qí.
Children are curious about everything.
我很好奇他会说什么。
wǒ hěn hào qí tā huì shuō shén me.
I'm curious what he'll say.
她好奇地看着这台机器。
tā hào qí dì kàn zhe zhè tái jī qì.
She looked at the machine with curiosity.
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Stroke order
HIẾU · 6 strokes
good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two peop
KỲ · 8 strokes
Related words
- 好 hǎo — good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello
- 好 hào — to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- 好吃 hǎo chī — tasty; delicious
- 爱好 ài hào — to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
- 好像 hǎo xiàng — as if; to seem like
- 最好 zuì hǎo — best; (you) had better (do what we suggest)
- 正好 zhèng hǎo — just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that
- 好处 hǎo chu — benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hǎo chù]