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好奇 hàoqí

好奇 hàoqí Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 好奇 hàoqí .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hàoqí | hao4 qi2
English translation
inquisitive
curious
inquisitiveness
curiosity

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Traditional form

好奇 hàoqí

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 好奇 hàoqí

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hǎo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

It is good ( hǎo ) for a woman () and her child () to be together.

Positional decomposition

女子 nǚ zǐ

Number of Strokes

6

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

大可

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 好奇 hàoqí

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dài zhāo 肆无忌惮 sìwújìdàn de 好奇 hàoqí qiáo zhāo .

He looked at her with unashamed curiosity.

tái tóu , 看见 kànjiàn 他们 tā men de yǎn qíng dōu 好奇 hàoqí 地望 zhāo .

Looking up, I saw their eyes fixed on me in curiosity.

北极熊 běi jí xióng 懒理游客 yóu kè 好奇 hàoqí 目光 mùguāng , mián mián .

A polar bear a nap as curious visitors looked on.

屋子 wūzi 内部 nèibù bèi 挡住 dǎng zhù le 以防 yǐ fáng 路人 lù rén 好奇 hàoqí de 张望 zhāng wàng

The interior was shielded from the curious gaze of passersby.

最好 zuìhǎo Néng 克制 kèzhì zhù 好奇心 hào qí xīn 不要 bù yào pèng 鸟巢 niǎo cháo

It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone.

好奇 hàoqí Decomposition

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好奇 hàoqí Compounds

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