好 奇 心

hào qí xīndictionary entry

interest in sth / curiosity / inquisitive

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

好奇心好奇心 [hao4 qi2 xin1] /interest in sth/curiosity/inquisitive/

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Reference information

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Character information

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好
hǎo
good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a form of address) hello
hào
to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to
奇
jī
odd (number)
qí
strange / odd / weird / wonderful / surprisingly / unusually
心
xīn
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]

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