Chinese grammar - 'To like' and 'to dislike' : 喜欢 (xǐhuān) and 不喜欢 (bù xǐhuān)

'To like' and 'to dislike' : 喜欢 (xǐhuān) and 不喜欢 (bù xǐhuān)

To express like and dislike in Chinese, we use the verbs 喜欢 (xǐhuān) and 不喜欢 (bù xǐhuān).

These both can take a direct noun or a verb.

Examples:
	我喜欢米饭。 wǒ xǐhuān mǐfàn. I like rice.
	他不喜欢鸡蛋。 tā bù xǐhuān jīdàn. He doesn't like eggs. 鸡蛋 (jīdàn) means 'egg'
	他们喜欢澳大利亚。 tāmen xǐhuān Àodàlìyà. They like Australia.
	她喜欢去公园。 tā xǐhuān qù gōngyuán. She likes to go to the park.
	他喜欢鱼吗？ tā xǐhuān yú ma? Does he like fish? 鱼 (yú) means 'fish'
	你为什么喜欢她？ nǐ wèishénme xǐhuān tā? Why do you like her?
	我喜欢她因为她很好。 wǒ xǐhuān tā yīnwèi tā hěn hǎo. I like her because she is nice.
	我们不喜欢那部电影。 wǒmen bù xǐhuān nà bù diànyǐng. We do not like that movie. 部 (bù) is the counter for works of art (like movies), machines, devices, and books
	他喜欢看电视。 tā xǐhuān kàn diànshì. He likes to watch TV.
	我喜欢和爷爷聊天。 wǒ xǐhuān hé yéye liáotiān. I like talking to my grandfather. 爷爷 (yéye) means 'grandfather'
	你喜欢做饭吗？ nǐ xǐhuān zuòfàn ma? Do you like cooking?
	他喜欢吃鱼吗？ tā xǐhuān chī yú ma? Does he like to eat fish?
	你们为什么不喜欢去海滩？ nǐmen wèishénme bù xǐhuān qù hǎitān? Why don't you (plural) like to go to the beach?
	因为我不喜欢米饭所以我吃面包。 yīnwèi wǒ bù xǐhuān mǐfàn suóyǐ wǒ chī miànbāo. Because I don't like rice, so I eat bread. 面包 (miànbāo) means 'bread'