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爱好 (ài hào): Interests (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

爱好 consists of 2 characters.

爱
ài
to love
好
hào
to like; to be fond of

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Pinyinài hào
Meaninginterests; hobbies
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 3
HSK 3.0Level 2
SyntaxNoun
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HSK 3 Words

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  • 遇到yù dàoto meet
  • 明白míng baito understand
  • 瓶子píng zibottle
  • 故事gù shistory; tale; plot
  • 节目jié mùprogramme
  • 请假qǐng jiàask for leave
  • 皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes
  • 刚才gāng cáijust now
  • 历史lì shǐhistory
  • 司机sī jīdriver
  • 舒服shū fucomfortable
  • 满意mǎn yìpleased; satisfied
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 爱好.

Words with 爱
  • 可爱kě àiHSK 3
  • 喜爱xǐ àiHSK 3
  • 爱人ài renHSK 3
  • 爱情ài qíngHSK 4
  • 亲爱qīn àiHSK 5
  • 恋爱liàn àiHSK 5
热爱
rè ài
HSK 5
  • 爱心ài xīnHSK 5
    • Words with 好
    • 你好nǐ hǎoHSK 1
    • 好听hǎo tīngHSK 1
    • 好看hǎo kànHSK 1
    • 好玩儿hǎo wán rHSK 1
    • 好吃hǎo chīHSK 2
    • 不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
    • 好久hǎo jiǔHSK 3
    • 好多hǎo duōHSK 3
    3.

    Readings & Senses

    This word has multiple readings or senses.

    ài hào(ai hao)
    1. [noun]interests; hobbies[HSK3]
    2. [verb/noun]interests; hobbies[HSK 3.0 L2]
    4.

    How to Use 爱好 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 爱好 with other words naturally.

    Measure Word + Nounwith个
    yí一
    gè个
    ài爱
    hào好
    neutral
    a hobby
    Adjective + Nounwith个人
    gè个
    rén人
    ài爱
    hào好
    Noun + Nounwith兴趣
    xìng兴
    qù趣
    ài爱
    hào好
    Verb + Objectwith培养
    péi培
    yǎng养
    ài爱
    hào好
    Subject + Predicatewith广泛
    ài爱
    hào好
    guǎng广
    fàn泛
    5.

    Example Sentences with 爱好

    wǒ我
    de的
    ài爱
    hào好
    shì是
    tīng听
    yīn音
    yuè
    neutral
    personal hobby
    neutral
    interests and hobbies
    neutral
    cultivate a hobby
    neutral
    have wide-ranging interests
    乐
    hé和
    kàn看
    shū书
    。
    My hobbies are listening to music and reading books.
    wǒ我
    de的
    ài爱
    hào好
    shì是
    huà画
    huà画
    。
    My hobby is drawing.
    chú除
    le了
    gōng工
    zuò作
    ，
    nǐ你
    yǒu有
    shén什
    me么
    tè特
    bié别
    de的
    ài爱
    hào好
    ma吗
    ？
    Besides work, do you have any special hobbies?
    tā他
    de的
    ài爱
    hào好
    guǎng广
    fàn泛
    ，
    cóng从
    shè摄
    yǐng影
    dào到
    pēng烹
    rèn饪
    dōu都
    gǎn感
    xìng兴
    qù趣
    。
    He has a wide range of hobbies, from photography to cooking.
    tā她
    yǒu有
    hěn很
    duō多
    ài爱
    hào好
    ，
    bǐ比
    rú如
    chàng唱
    gē歌
    hé和
    tiào跳
    wǔ舞
    。
    She has many hobbies, such as singing and dancing.
    wǒ我
    méi没
    yǒu有
    tài太
    duō多
    ài爱
    hào好
    ，
    píng平
    shí时
    jiù就
    xǐ喜
    huan欢
    kàn看
    kàn看
    shū书
    。
    I don't have many hobbies; I usually just like reading books.
    gòng共
    tóng同
    de的
    ài爱
    hào好
    ràng让
    wǒ我
    men们
    chéng成
    wéi为
    le了
    hǎo好
    péng朋
    yǒu友
    。
    Shared hobbies have made us good friends.
    péi培
    yǎng养
    yí一
    gè个
    jiàn健
    kāng康
    de的
    ài爱
    hào好
    kě可
    yǐ以
    bāng帮
    zhù助
    nǐ你
    fàng放
    sōng松
    xīn心
    qíng情
    。
    Developing a healthy hobby can help you relax.
    péi培
    yǎng养
    xīn新
    de的
    ài爱
    hào好
    xū需
    yào要
    shí时
    jiān间
    hé和
    nài耐
    xīn心
    。
    Developing a new hobby requires time and patience.