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How do you say "What do you like?" in Chinese?
你喜欢什么?
nǐ xǐ huān shén me ?
In Chinese, "What do you like?" is 你喜欢什么?.
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Pronunciation
Nee shee hwahn shen muh, with second tone (rising) on most syllables, creating an ascending feeling.
Writing and usage
Four characters: 你 (you), 喜 (like/happy), 欢 (happy), 什 (what), 么 (particle). The last two form the 'what' question.
Example sentence
你喜欢什么?
What do you like?
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How to remember 你喜欢什么?
Xǐ huān (like) is a common phrase appearing in many preference-based questions.
Related words
- How old are you? 你多大了? nǐ duō dà le ?
- What do you hate? 你讨厌什么? nǐ tǎo yàn shén me ?
- What do you want? 你想要什么? nǐ xiǎng yào shén me ?
- What is the temperature? 温度是多少? 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 weather on Saturday? 星期六的天气怎么样? xīng qī liù de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Sunday? 星期天的天气怎么样? xīng qī tiān de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- Where are you from? 你来自哪里? nǐ lái zì nǎ lǐ ?
- Why are you here? 你为什么在这里? nǐ wèi shén me zài zhè li ?
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Questions about 你喜欢什么?
How do you say "What do you like?" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "What do you like?" is 你喜欢什么?. It is a noun.
How is 你喜欢什么? written in Chinese?
Four characters: 你 (you), 喜 (like/happy), 欢 (happy), 什 (what), 么 (particle). The last two form the 'what' question.
How is 你喜欢什么? used in a sentence?
Use 你喜欢什么? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 你喜欢什么? (What do you like?).
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"What do you like?" in other languages
- Japanese 何が好きですか？ (nani ga suki desu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 좋아해요? (mueoseul joahaeyo?)
- Spanish ¿Qué te gusta?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué te gusta?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu aimes ?
- German Was magst du?
- Italian Cosa ti piace?
- Russian Что тебе нравится? (čto tebe nravitsja?)
- Greek Τι σου αρέσει; (ti su aresi)
- Arabic أنت بتحب إيه؟ (inta bithibb 'ieeh)
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