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感兴趣

感興趣
gǎnxìngqù
verb HSK 4 #18,314

Meanings

  1. 1 to be interested in
  2. 2 to find something interesting

Characters

感
gǎn
to feel; sense
兴趣
xìngqù
interest
Literally "to feel interest." The verb-object structure means you can insert 不 to negate: 感兴趣 → 不感兴趣.

Examples

我对中国历史很感兴趣。
Wǒ duì Zhōngguó lìshǐ hěn gǎn xìngqù.
I'm very interested in Chinese history.
你对什么感兴趣？
Nǐ duì shénme gǎn xìngqù?
What are you interested in?
她对音乐不太感兴趣。
Tā duì yīnyuè bú tài gǎn xìngqù.
She's not very interested in music.

Tips

grammar
The pattern is 对...感兴趣 (duì... gǎn xìngqù). The topic of interest follows 对.
usage
Don't confuse with 有兴趣 (yǒu xìngqù), which also means "to be interested" but uses a different structure: 对...有兴趣.

Stroke Order

感 gǎn
兴 xīng
趣 qù