What does 喜欢 (xǐ huan | xi3 huan5) mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word

我喜欢旅行。
wǒ xǐ huān lǚ xíng.
I love trips. | I like traveling. | I like to travel.

她很喜欢动物。
tā hěn xǐ huān dòng wù.
She is fond of animals.

你喜欢音乐吗？
nǐ xǐ huān yīn lè má?
Do you like music?

我爸爸不喜欢足球。
wǒ bà bà bù xǐ huān zú qiú.
My dad doesn't like soccer. | My father doesn't like soccer.

他喜欢旅行。我也是。
tā xǐ huān lǚ xíng.wǒ yě shì.
He likes traveling and so do I. | He likes to travel. I do, too.

科学和数学我都喜欢。
kē xué hé shù xué wǒ dū xǐ huān.
I like both science and math.

老实说，我不喜欢他。
lǎo shí shuō, wǒ bù xǐ huān tā.
To tell the truth, I don't like him. | Truth is, I don't like him.

这不是我喜欢的类型。
zhè bù shì wǒ xǐ huān de lèi xíng.
This is not my type. | This isn't the type that I like.

我不喜欢在银行工作。
wǒ bù xǐ huān zài yín xíng gōng zuò.
I don't like working at the bank.

我天黑后不喜欢出门。
wǒ tiān hēi hòu bù xǐ huān chū mén.
I don't like to go out when it's dark.

她不喜欢我说话的方式。
tā bù xǐ huān wǒ shuō huà de fāng shì.
She doesn't like the way I speak.

你喜欢棒球到什么程度？
ni3 xi3 huan1 bang4 qiu2 dao4 shen2 me cheng2 du4?
To what degree are you interested in baseball?

我不喜欢你嘲笑她的方式。
wǒ bù xǐ huān nǐ cháo xiào tā de fāng shì.
I don't like the way you laugh at her.

我弟弟很喜欢拍山的照片。
wo3 di4 di4 hen3 xi3 huan1 pai1 shan1 de zhao4 pian4.
My younger brother really likes to take photos of mountains.

你更喜欢哪个，这个还是那个？
nǐ gēng xǐ huān nǎ gè, zhè gè huán shì nà gè?
Which do you like better, this or that? | Which do you prefer: this one or that one?

有些人喜欢运动，有些人不喜欢。
yǒu xiē rén xǐ huān yùn dòng, yǒu xiē rén bù xǐ huān.
Some people like sports. Others don't.

我们的孩子喜欢狗，但我更喜欢猫。
wǒ mén de hái zǐ xǐ huān gǒu, dàn wǒ gēng xǐ huān māo.
Our children like dogs, but I prefer cats. | Our child likes dogs, but I prefer cats.

有空的时候，我总喜欢听古典音乐。
yǒu kōng de shí hòu, wǒ zǒng xǐ huān tīng gǔ diǎn yīn lè.
I always enjoy listening to classical music in my free time.

这意味着其他人只能从听你说的话来了解你和喜欢你。
zhè yì wèi zhuó qí tā rén zhī néng cóng tīng nǐ shuō de huà lái liǎo jiě nǐ hé xǐ huān nǐ.
This means that others can only come to know you and like you by listening to what you say.

	The Chinese word
	喜欢
	is pronounced
	xǐ huan \| xi3 huan5
	means
	to like, to be fond of

	Examples:
	我喜欢旅行。 wǒ xǐ huān lǚ xíng. I love trips. \| I like traveling. \| I like to travel.
	她很喜欢动物。 tā hěn xǐ huān dòng wù. She is fond of animals.
	你喜欢音乐吗？ nǐ xǐ huān yīn lè má? Do you like music?
	我爸爸不喜欢足球。 wǒ bà bà bù xǐ huān zú qiú. My dad doesn't like soccer. \| My father doesn't like soccer.
	他喜欢旅行。我也是。 tā xǐ huān lǚ xíng.wǒ yě shì. He likes traveling and so do I. \| He likes to travel. I do, too.
	科学和数学我都喜欢。 kē xué hé shù xué wǒ dū xǐ huān. I like both science and math.
	老实说，我不喜欢他。 lǎo shí shuō, wǒ bù xǐ huān tā. To tell the truth, I don't like him. \| Truth is, I don't like him.
	这不是我喜欢的类型。 zhè bù shì wǒ xǐ huān de lèi xíng. This is not my type. \| This isn't the type that I like.
	我不喜欢在银行工作。 wǒ bù xǐ huān zài yín xíng gōng zuò. I don't like working at the bank.
	我天黑后不喜欢出门。 wǒ tiān hēi hòu bù xǐ huān chū mén. I don't like to go out when it's dark.
	她不喜欢我说话的方式。 tā bù xǐ huān wǒ shuō huà de fāng shì. She doesn't like the way I speak.
	你喜欢棒球到什么程度？ ni3 xi3 huan1 bang4 qiu2 dao4 shen2 me cheng2 du4? To what degree are you interested in baseball?
	我不喜欢你嘲笑她的方式。 wǒ bù xǐ huān nǐ cháo xiào tā de fāng shì. I don't like the way you laugh at her.
	我弟弟很喜欢拍山的照片。 wo3 di4 di4 hen3 xi3 huan1 pai1 shan1 de zhao4 pian4. My younger brother really likes to take photos of mountains.
	你更喜欢哪个，这个还是那个？ nǐ gēng xǐ huān nǎ gè, zhè gè huán shì nà gè? Which do you like better, this or that? \| Which do you prefer: this one or that one?
	有些人喜欢运动，有些人不喜欢。 yǒu xiē rén xǐ huān yùn dòng, yǒu xiē rén bù xǐ huān. Some people like sports. Others don't.
	我们的孩子喜欢狗，但我更喜欢猫。 wǒ mén de hái zǐ xǐ huān gǒu, dàn wǒ gēng xǐ huān māo. Our children like dogs, but I prefer cats. \| Our child likes dogs, but I prefer cats.
	有空的时候，我总喜欢听古典音乐。 yǒu kōng de shí hòu, wǒ zǒng xǐ huān tīng gǔ diǎn yīn lè. I always enjoy listening to classical music in my free time.
	这意味着其他人只能从听你说的话来了解你和喜欢你。 zhè yì wèi zhuó qí tā rén zhī néng cóng tīng nǐ shuō de huà lái liǎo jiě nǐ hé xǐ huān nǐ. This means that others can only come to know you and like you by listening to what you say.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org