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How do you say "What do you dislike?" in Chinese?
你不喜欢什么?
nǐ bù xǐ huān shén me ?
In Chinese, "What do you dislike?" is 你不喜欢什么?.
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Pronunciation
Nee boo shee hwahn shen muh, starting with bù (not) for negation before the liking phrase.
Writing and usage
Five characters: 你 (you), 不 (not), 喜 (like), 欢 (happy), plus 什么 (what). The 不 negates the preference.
Example sentence
你不喜欢什么?
What do you dislike?
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How to remember 你不喜欢什么?
Placing bù (not) before xǐ huān reverses the sentiment, making a straightforward negative preference question.
Related words
- How old are you? 你多大了? nǐ duō dà le ?
- What can't you do? 你不能做什么? nǐ bù néng zuò shén me ?
- What do you like? 你喜欢什么? nǐ xǐ huān shén me ?
- What is the temperature? 温度是多少? wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Saturday? 星期六的温度是多少? xīng qī liù de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? 星期四的温度是多少? xīng qī sì de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Tuesday? 星期二的温度是多少? xīng qī èr de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Wednesday? 星期三的温度是多少? xīng qī sān de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- Where are you from? 你来自哪里? nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ ?
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Questions about 你不喜欢什么?
How do you say "What do you dislike?" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "What do you dislike?" is 你不喜欢什么?. It is a noun.
How is 你不喜欢什么? written in Chinese?
Five characters: 你 (you), 不 (not), 喜 (like), 欢 (happy), plus 什么 (what). The 不 negates the preference.
How is 你不喜欢什么? used in a sentence?
Use 你不喜欢什么? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 你不喜欢什么? (What do you dislike?).
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"What do you dislike?" in other languages
- Japanese 何が嫌いですか？ (nani ga kirai desu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 안 좋아해요? (mueoseul an joahaeyo?)
- Spanish ¿Qué no te gusta?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué no te gusta?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu n'aimes pas ?
- German Was magst du nicht?
- Italian Cosa non ti piace?
- Russian Что тебе не нравится? (čto tebe ne nravitsja?)
- Greek Τι δεν σου αρέσει; (ti dhen su aresi)
- Arabic أنت مش بتحب إيه؟ (inta mish bithibb 'ieeh)
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