{"id":6120,"date":"2020-10-21T21:52:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T21:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/sin-categoria\/verbs-xihuan-ai\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T16:31:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:31:50","slug":"verbs-xihuan-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/en\/chinese\/verbs-xihuan-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"The Verbs \"Like\" and \"Love\": \u559c\u6b22 (x\u01d0 hu\u0101n) &amp; \u7231 (\u00e0i)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the saying goes, \"To each his own\". This mean the things we like and love vary a lot. Fortunately, though, the way to express our likes and dislikes in Chinese is quite similar to English. Of course, each language has its own way to express it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Chinese, we use the verbs \u559c\u6b22 (x\u01d0 hu\u0101n) and \u7231 (\u00e0i) to talk about <strong>what we like and what we love<\/strong>, whether it be objects, people or activities. Also, as we do in English, to add a certain emphasis, this is, to say that you <strong>\"really\" like or love<\/strong> something, we add and adverb before the verb. These can be: \u5f88 (h\u011bn) or \u975e\u5e38 (f\u0113i ch\u00e1n\u0261).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\"To like\" (\u559c\u6b22; x\u01d0 hu\u0101n) + object<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">like<\/span> ice-cream. <br>\u6211<strong>\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb\u3002(W\u01d2 <strong>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/strong> b\u012bngq\u00edl\u00edn).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My grandma <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">likes<\/span> Spring. <br>\u6211\u7956\u6bcd<strong>\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u6625\u5929\u3002(W\u01d2 z\u01d4m\u01d4 <strong>x\u01d0hu\u0101n <\/strong>ch\u016bnti\u0101n).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">like<\/span> the caribbean beaches. <br>\u6211\u4eec<strong>\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u52a0\u52d2\u6bd4\u6d77\u6ee9\u3002(W\u01d2men <strong>x\u01d0hu\u0101n <\/strong>Ji\u0101l\u00e8b\u01d0 h\u01ceit\u0101n).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u559c\u6b22 (x\u01d0 hu\u0101n) + verb + object<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">like to eat<\/span> ice-cream. <br>\u6211<strong>\u559c\u6b22\u5403<\/strong>\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb\u3002(W\u01d2 <strong>x\u01d0hu\u0101n ch\u012b<\/strong> b\u012bngq\u00edl\u00edn.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My grandma <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">likes to buy<\/span> flowers. <br>\u6211\u7956\u6bcd<strong>\u559c\u6b22\u4e70<\/strong>\u82b1\u3002(W\u01d2 z\u01d4m\u01d4<strong> x\u01d0hu\u0101n m\u01cei <\/strong>hu\u0101.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">like to travel<\/span> to the Caribbean Islands.<br>\u6211\u4eec\u559c\u6b22\u53bb\u52a0\u52d2\u6bd4\u7fa4\u5c9b\u65c5\u884c\u3002(W\u01d2men x\u01d0hu\u0101n q\u00f9 ji\u0101l\u00e8b\u01d0 q\u00fand\u01ceo l\u01dax\u00edng).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degree adverbs \u5f88 (h\u011bn) and \u975e\u5e38 (f\u0113ich\u00e1ng)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">like<\/span> ice-cream<span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"> a lot<\/span>. <br>\u6211<strong>\u975e\u5e38\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb\u3002(W\u01d2 <strong>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/strong> b\u012bngq\u00edl\u00edn.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My grandma <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">likes<\/span><strong> <\/strong>Spring <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">a lot<\/span>. <br>\u6211\u7956\u6bcd<strong>\u5f88\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u6625\u5929\u3002(W\u01d2 z\u01d4m\u01d4 <strong>h\u011bn x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/strong> ch\u016bnti\u0101n.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">like<\/span> the Caribbean Sea <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">very much<\/span>. <br>\u6211\u4eec<strong>\u5f88\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u52a0\u52d2\u6bd4\u6d77\u3002(W\u01d2men <strong>h\u011bn x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/strong> ji\u0101l\u00e8b\u01d0 h\u01cei.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">And if you want to emphasize even more how much you like something, you can say: \"\u6211\u771f\u7684\u5f88\u559c\u6b22...\" (W\u01d2 zh\u0113n de h\u011bn x\u01d0hu\u0101n... ). It's like saying \"really \/ truly...\", etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eating ice-cream <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">fascinates me<\/span>. <br>\u6211<strong>\u771f\u7684\u5f88\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u5403\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb\u3002(W\u01d2 <strong>zh\u0113n de h\u011bn x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/strong> ch\u012b b\u012bngq\u00edl\u00edn.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grandma <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">truly likes <\/span>Spring. <br>\u7956\u6bcd<strong>\u771f\u7684\u5f88\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u6625\u5929\u3002(Z\u01d4m\u01d4 <strong>zh\u0113n de h\u011bn x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/strong> ch\u016bnti\u0101n.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">We <\/mark><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">really like<\/mark> the Caribbean Sea. <br>\u6211\u4eec<strong>\u771f\u7684\u5f88\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u52a0\u52d2\u6bd4\u6d77\u3002(W\u01d2men <strong>zh\u0113n de h\u011bn x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/strong> ji\u0101l\u00e8b\u01d0 h\u01cei.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The verb \"to love\" (\u7231; \u00e0i)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bebe-mama-idiomas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bebe-mama-idiomas.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bebe-mama-idiomas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bebe-mama-idiomas-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bebe-mama-idiomas-414x276.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 48vw, (max-width: 1024px) 61vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mothers <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">love<\/span> their chilndren. <br>\u6bcd\u4eb2<strong>\u7231<\/strong>\u4ed6\u4eec\u7684\u5b69\u5b50\u3002(M\u01d4q\u012bn <strong>\u00e0i<\/strong> t\u0101men de h\u00e1izi.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">loves<\/span> to watch movies. <br>\u5979<strong>\u7231<\/strong>\u770b\u7535\u5f71\u3002(T\u0101 <strong>\u00e0i<\/strong> k\u00e0n di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">love<\/span> you. <br>\u6211<strong>\u7231<\/strong>\u4f60\u3002(W\u01d2 <strong>\u00e0i<\/strong> n\u01d0.) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Negative sentences and questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To express what we <strong>don't like,<\/strong> we use \u4e0d (b\u00f9) before the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">I<\/mark><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"> don't like<\/mark> ice-cream. <br>\u6211<strong>\u4e0d\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb\u3002(W\u01d2 <strong>b\u00f9 x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/strong> b\u012bngq\u00edl\u00edn).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">I<\/mark><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"> don't like to eat<\/mark> ice-cream. (w\/verb)<br>\u6211<strong>\u4e0d\u559c\u6b22\u5403<\/strong>\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb\u3002(W\u01d2 <strong>b\u00f9 x\u01d0hu\u0101n ch\u012b <\/strong>b\u012bngq\u00edl\u00edn.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">I<\/mark><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"> don't like <\/mark><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">to eat <\/mark>ice-cream <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">at all<\/mark>. <br>\u6211<strong>\u5f88<strong>\u7684<\/strong>\u4e0d\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u5403\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb\u3002(W\u01d2 <strong>h\u011bn de b\u00f9 x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/strong> ch\u012b b\u012bngq\u00edl\u00edn.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Finalmente, for questions we use <strong>the particle \u5417<\/strong> (ma):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Do you like <\/mark>to study Chinese? <br>\u4f60<strong>\u559c\u6b22<\/strong>\u5b66\u4e2d\u6587<strong>\u5417\uff1f<\/strong>N\u01d0<strong> x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/strong> xu\u00e9 zh\u014dngw\u00e9n ma<strong>?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully you do! If you'd like to learn more about how to read Chinese characters, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hanyuchineseschool.com\/en\/chinese\/what-is-pinyin\/\">this article about Pinyin<\/a> will help you a lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">In our academy of Asian languages,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanyuchineseschool.com\/en\/\">Hanyu Chinese School<\/a>, we offer everything you need to study this fascinating language. Contact us to find out about our individual, tailor-made plans. If you want to make it more fun, get your friends to study together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\">You can also find us on social media. And if you fear you don\u2019t have time to do it, try our&nbsp;<strong>On-the-go<\/strong>&nbsp;course. We look forward meeting you!<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the saying goes, \"To each his own\". This mean the things we like and love vary a lot. Fortunately, though, the way to express our likes and dislikes in Chinese is quite similar to English. Of course, each language has its own way to express it. 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