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How do you say "What do you love?" in Chinese?
你热爱什么?
nǐ rè ài shén me ?
In Chinese, "What do you love?" is 你热爱什么?.
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Pronunciation
Nee ruh eye shen muh, with a more emphatic first syllable than the like-question.
Writing and usage
Four characters: 你 (you), 热 (hot/passionate), 爱 (love), plus 什么 (what). More intense than 喜欢.
Example sentence
你热爱什么?
What do you love?
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How to remember 你热爱什么?
Rè ài (love/passionate love) is stronger than xǐ huān, distinguishing deep affection from simple preference.
Related words
- What can you do? 你能做什么? nǐ néng zuò shén me ?
- What do you hate? 你讨厌什么? nǐ tǎo yàn shén me ?
- What do you like? 你喜欢什么? nǐ xǐ huān shén me ?
- What don't you want? 你不想要什么? nǐ bù xiǎng yào shén me ?
- What is the weather? 天气怎么样? tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- 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 ?
- What is the weather on Thursday? 星期四的天气怎么样? xīng qī sì de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? 星期二的天气怎么样? xīng qī èr de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
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Questions about 你热爱什么?
How do you say "What do you love?" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "What do you love?" is 你热爱什么?. It is a noun.
How is 你热爱什么? written in Chinese?
Four characters: 你 (you), 热 (hot/passionate), 爱 (love), plus 什么 (what). More intense than 喜欢.
How is 你热爱什么? used in a sentence?
Use 你热爱什么? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 你热爱什么? (What do you love?).
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"What do you love?" in other languages
- Japanese すごく好きなものは何ですか？ (sugoku sukina mono wa nan desu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 사랑해요? (mueoseul saranghaeyo?)
- Spanish ¿Qué es lo que amas?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué es lo que amas?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu adores ?
- German Was gefällt dir?
- Italian Cosa ami?
- Russian Что ты любишь? (čto ty ljubišʹ?)
- Greek Τι λατρεύεις; (ti latrevis)
- Arabic أنت بتحب إيه بجد؟ (anta bitthibi ayya bijad)
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