趣味

qùwèi

noun HSK 7 #13,934

Meanings

1 fun
2 interest
3 taste

Characters

Literally 'flavor of interest' — the fun or appeal of something

Examples

这个游戏充满了趣味。

Zhège yóuxì chōngmǎn le qùwèi.

This game is full of fun.

他是一个很有趣味的人。

Tā shì yī gè hěn yǒu qùwèi de rén.

He's a very interesting person.

Tips

usage

趣味 can mean both 'fun/interest' and 'taste/preference' (as in 趣味相投 — having similar tastes). It's more refined than 有趣 (yǒuqù, interesting).

Stroke Order

趣 qù

味 wèi