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喜欢

xǐ huan

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pinyin
xǐ huan
simplified
喜欢
traditional
喜歡

1 · verb

to like

对人或事物有好感或兴趣。

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He likes reading the end of a book first, then going back to the first page.

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他喜欢先读书的结尾,再回头从第一页读。

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