Chinese vocabulary · 41 words
Hobbies in Chinese
The hobby words to learn first, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 兴趣xìngqùinterest
- 音乐yīnyuèmusic
- 唱chàngto sing
- 歌gēsong
- 跳舞tiàowǔto dance
- 舞蹈wǔdǎodance
- 画huàto draw; to paint
- 绘画huìhuàpainting
- 书法shūfǎcalligraphy
- 阅读yuèdúto read
- 写作xiězuòto write
- 电影diànyǐngmovie
- 游戏yóuxìgame
- 动漫dòngmànanime and manga
- 漫画mànhuàcomics
- 象棋xiàngqíChinese chess
- 围棋wéiqígo (board game)
- 钢琴gāngqínpiano
- 吉他jítāguitar
- 小提琴xiǎotíqínviolin
- 乐器yuèqìmusical instrument
- 摄影shèyǐngphotography
- 拍照pāizhàoto take a photo
- 旅游lǚyóutourism
- 散步sànbùto take a walk
- 跑步pǎobùto run
- 游泳yóuyǒngto swim
- 健身jiànshēnto work out
- 滑雪huáxuěskiing
- 冲浪chōnglàngto surf
- 武术wǔshùmartial arts
- 钓鱼diàoyúto fish (with a line)
- 露营lùyíngto camp
- 徒步túbùhiking
- 做饭zuòfànto cook
- 烘焙hōngbèito bake
- 收集shōujíto collect
- 手工shǒugōnghandicraft
- 聊天liáotiānto chat
- 上网shàngwǎngto go online
How do you say hobby in Chinese?
爱好 (àihào). The most common hobby words are 兴趣 (xìngqù, interest), 音乐 (yīnyuè, music), 唱 (chàng, to sing).
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