饶有兴趣

饒有興趣
ráoyǒu-xìngqù
idiom #69,721

Meanings

  1. 1 full of interest; engrossing
  2. 2 to find (something) very interesting

Examples

Tā ráoyǒu-xìngqù de tīng zhe lǎorén jiǎng gùshi.
He listened to the old man's stories with great interest.
Háizimen duì kūnchóng ráoyǒu-xìngqù, yīzhí kàn ge bùtíng.
The kids found the insects fascinating and kept watching them.
Zhè shì yì běn ráoyǒu-xìngqù de shū.
This is a thoroughly engrossing book.

Tips

usage
here means 'abundant / plenty of' (as in 丰饶). The phrase is typically used adverbially (饶有兴趣地 + verb) to describe watching or listening with absorbed, active interest — stronger than plain 感兴趣.
memory
Think = 'plenty,' = 'have,' 兴趣 = 'interest' → 'has plenty of interest.' Stack the four characters literally and the meaning is almost transparent.

Stroke Order

ráo
yǒu
xīng