興趣

See also: 兴趣

Chinese

		interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular	interesting; to interest
trad. (興趣)		興	趣
simp. (兴趣)		兴	趣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngqù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hing³ ceoi³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): him-chhi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hèng-chhù / hèng-chhì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hêng³ cu³

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵shin-chiu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngqù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngcyù
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-chʻü⁴
    • Yale: syìng-chyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqchiuh
    • Palladius: синцюй (sincjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hing³ ceoi³
    • Yale: hing cheui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hing³ tsoey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hing³ cêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: him-chhi
    • Hakka Romanization System: him qi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: him⁴ qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /him⁵⁵ t͡sʰi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hèng-chhù
    • Tâi-lô: hìng-tshù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: heangzhux
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰu²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hèng-chhì
    • Tâi-lô: hìng-tshì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: heangchix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hêng³ cu³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hèng tshù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /heŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰu²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵shin-chiu
    • MiniDict: shin^去 chiu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xin-qy
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕin³³ t͡ɕʰy⁴⁴/

Noun

興趣

1. (countable, uncountable) interest (feeling of curiosity about something)

   濃厚的興趣／浓厚的兴趣  ―  nónghòu de xìngqù  ―  great interest

   誘發學生寫作興趣的方法 [MSC, trad.]
   诱发学生写作兴趣的方法 [MSC, simp.]

   yòufā xuéshēng xiězuò xìngqù de fāngfǎ [Pinyin]

   methods of arousing students' interest in writing

   我是對這些沒什麼興趣。 [MSC, trad.]
   我是对这些没什么兴趣。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ shì duì zhèxiē méishénme xìngqù. [Pinyin]

   I have no interest in any of these.

2. (countable) interest (activity or subject one enjoys)

Synonyms

• (interest: feeling of curiosity):

• 享受 (xiǎngshòu)
• 局 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 意味 (yìwèi)
• 意思
• 意趣 (yìqù)
• 樂趣／乐趣 (lèqù)
• 氣味／气味 (qìwèi) (figurative)
• 興味／兴味 (xìngwèi)
• 興會／兴会 (xìnghuì) (literary)
• 興致／兴致 (xìngzhì)
• 趣味 (qùwèi)

 

• (interest: activity or subject):

• 偏嗜 (piānshì)
• 口味 (kǒuwèi) (figurative)
• 喜好 (xǐhào)
• 嗜好 (shìhào)
• 愛好／爱好 (àihào)
• 癖好 (pǐhào)
• 胃口 (wèikǒu) (figurative)

 

Derived terms

• 感興趣／感兴趣 (gǎn xìngqù)
• 有興趣／有兴趣 (yǒuxìngqù)
• 特殊興趣／特殊兴趣 (tèshū xìngqù)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (興趣):

• → Japanese: 興(きょう)趣(しゅ) (kyōshu)
• → Korean: 흥취(興趣) (heungchwi)
• → Vietnamese: hứng thú (興趣)

See also

• 有意思 (yǒuyìsi)
• 有趣 (yǒuqù)
• 趣事 (qùshì)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
興	趣
きょう Grade: 5	しゅ Grade: S
kan’on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょ​ーしゅ [kyóꜜòshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːɕɨᵝ]

Noun

興(きょう)趣(しゅ) • (kyōshu) 

1. charm, appeal, the quality of being interesting
2. interest (attention given to someone or something)

   Synonyms: 興味 (kyōmi), 興 (kyō)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
興	趣

Noun

興趣

1. chữ Hán form of hứng thú (“interest”).

Adjective

興趣

1. chữ Hán form of hứng thú (“interested”).