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好奇

hào qí
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Common

Definitions

  1. 1. inquisitive
  2. 2. curious
  3. 3. inquisitiveness
  4. 4. curiosity

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items
感兴趣
gǎn xìng qù

to be interested

好奇指想要了解或知道，感兴趣指觉得有兴趣，不完全相同
探询
tàn xún

to inquire into

好奇强调心态，探询强调行动上追问

Usage notes

Common mistakes

好奇 is an adjective, not a verb; use 对...好奇 or 好奇地想... rather than 好奇 something directly.

Example Sentences

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孩子的天性是 好奇 。
A child's nature is to be curious.
孩子们对大自然很 好奇 。
The children are very curious about nature.
孩子们对新奇的玩具充满了 好奇 。
The children were full of curiosity about the novel toys.
我 好奇 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13253146)
我感覺 好奇 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13253147)

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Words Containing 好奇

好奇心
hào qí xīn

interest in sth

好奇尚异
hào qí shàng yì

to have a taste for the exotic (idiom)

Child Words of 好奇

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

奇
jī

odd (number)

奇
qí

strange