喜欢你 (Xǐhuannǐ): Xǐhuan Nǐ ('I Like You', 1988 B…

1988 Cantopop ballad by Beyond, written by 黄家驹 (Wong Ka Kui) for his then-girlfriend. The opening line 喜欢你，那双眼动人，笑声更迷人 ('I like you, those eyes are captivating, your laugh even more enchanting') is one of the most-covered opening couplets in Chinese pop. G.E.M. (邓紫棋) revived the song in 2014 on 《我是歌手》, sending it to a new generation.

usage

As a plain sentence, 喜欢你 just means 'I like you' - the standard way to express romantic interest at the 'more than friends, not quite love' stage in Chinese (stronger than 喜欢, softer than 爱你).