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好奇

hào qí

curious

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Example Sentences

我很好奇他为什么这么做。

wǒ hěn hào qí tā wéi shén me zhè me zuò .

I'm curious as to why he did it.

我对这个新产品很好奇。

wǒ duì zhè gè xīn chǎn pǐn hěn hào qí .

I'm curious about this new product.

你对什么感到好奇?

nǐ duì shén me gǎn dào hào qí ?

What are you curious about?

Synonyms

Antonyms

冷淡 (lěngdàn)

indifferent

麻木 (mámù)

numb

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 好奇 (hǎoqí) is composed of two characters: 好 (hǎo) and 奇 (qí). 好 means "good" or "like", while 奇 means "strange" or "unusual". Together, 好奇 means "curious" or "interested in new things".The character 好 is composed of two parts: 女 (nǚ), which means "woman", and 子 (zǐ), which means "child". The combination of these two characters suggests that something good is something that is beneficial to women and children.The character 奇 is composed of two parts: 大 (dà), which means "big", and 口 (kǒu), which means "mouth". The combination of these two characters suggests that something strange or unusual is something that is beyond the ordinary and that people talk about.The combination of 好 and 奇 creates a word that means "curious" or "interested in new things". This word is often used to describe people who are eager to learn new things and who are always looking for new experiences.