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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qù | qu4
English translation
interesting
to interest
interest; interesting; what attracts one's attention

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

Contains the radical

zǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

walk

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

走取

Semantic compound

zǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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达尔 shēng 对眼 duì yǎn qián zhè 工作 gōngzuò de qián bàn 部分 bùfen Mǎn yǒu 兴趣 xìng qù .

Dalleson relished the first portion of the work before him.

如果 rúguǒ duì zhè 工作 gōngzuò gǎn 兴趣 xìng qù , jiāng gěi 全部 quánbù de 说明 shuōmíng .

If you're interested in the job, I'll send you all the details.

chóng shè 童年 tóng nián de 兴趣 xìng qù ,享受 xiǎngshòu 绿色 lǜ sè 生活 shēnghuó !

Regaining childhood interests and enjoying green life!

无论 wúlùn shì 冬夏 dōng xià Huán shì 春秋 Chūn qiū , dōu shì 那么 nà me 有趣 yǒuqù 动人 dòng rén .

Whether in winter or summer , spring or autumn, it's always got its fun and its excitements.

亨特 Hēng tè duì guàng 跳蚤市场 tiào zǎo shì chǎng 很感兴趣 xìng qù .

Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
有趣 yǒuqù interesting有趣 yǒuqù
兴趣 xìng qù hobby興趣
乐趣 lèqù delight樂趣
感兴趣 gǎnxìngqù to be interested感興趣
interesting
有兴趣 yǒu xìng qù interested有興趣
情趣 qíng qù delight情趣 qíng qù
趣味 qùwèi fun趣味 qùwèi
风趣 fēngqù charm風趣
趣事 qù shì entertaining anecdote趣事 qù shì
无趣 wú qù dull無趣
打趣 dǎ qù to make fun of打趣 dǎ qù
童趣 tóng qù qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment)童趣 tóng qù
没趣 méi qù dull沒趣
志趣 zhì qù inclination志趣 zhì qù
趣闻 qù wén funny news item趣聞
识趣 shí qù tactful識趣
妙趣横生 miào qù héng shēng very witty妙趣橫生
知趣 zhī qù tactful知趣 zhī qù
相映成趣 xiāng yìng chéng qù to set each other off nicely相映成趣 xiāng yìng chéng qù
逗趣 dòu qù to amuse逗趣 dòu qù
意趣 yì qù interest意趣 yì qù
奇趣 qí qù quaint charm奇趣 qí qù
自讨没趣 zì tǎo méi qù to invite a snub自討沒趣
旨趣 zhǐ qù purport旨趣 zhǐ qù

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Decomposition

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