Usage note
爱好表示喜欢做的事情，也就是兴趣。
ài hào biǎo shì xǐ huan zuò de shì qíng， yě jiù shì xìng qù。
爱好 means something you like doing, that is, an interest or hobby.
Context note
爱好常出现在自我介绍、聊天和课堂话题里。
ài hào cháng chū xiàn zài zì wǒ jiè shào 、 liáo tiān hé kè táng huà tí lǐ。
爱好 often appears in self-introductions, chatting, and classroom topics.
5 examples
我的爱好是画画。
wǒ de ài hào shì huà huà。
My hobby is drawing.
你有什么爱好？
nǐ yǒu shén me ài hào？
What hobbies do you have?
他的爱好是踢球。
tā de ài hào shì tī qiú。
His hobby is playing soccer.
爱好让人开心。
ài hào ràng rén kāi xīn。
Hobbies make people happy.
我喜欢这个爱好。
wǒ xǐ huan zhè ge ài hào。
I like this hobby.
5 mini stories
我的爱好是读书。每天睡前我都会看一会儿。
wǒ de ài hào shì dú shū。 měi tiān shuì qián wǒ dōu huì kàn yí huì er。
My hobby is reading. I look at books for a while before sleeping every day.
妹妹的爱好是画画。她画的小花很漂亮。
mèi mei de ài hào shì huà huà。 tā huà de xiǎo huā hěn piào liang。
My younger sister's hobby is drawing. The little flowers she draws are very pretty.
老师问大家的爱好是什么。大家轮流回答。
lǎo shī wèn dà jiā de ài hào shì shén me。 dà jiā lún liú huí dá。
The teacher asked what everyone's hobbies were. Everyone answered in turn.
爸爸的爱好是做饭。周末他常给我们做好吃的。
bà ba de ài hào shì zuò fàn。 zhōu mò tā cháng gěi wǒ men zuò hǎo chī de。
Dad's hobby is cooking. On weekends he often makes tasty food for us.
有一个爱好会让生活更有趣。
yǒu yí gè ài hào huì ràng shēng huó gèng yǒu qù。
Having a hobby makes life more interesting.
Mini dialogue
你的爱好
A
你的爱好是什么？
Nǐ de àihào shì shénme?
What is your hobby?
B
我的爱好是画画。
Wǒ de àihào shì huà huà.
My hobby is drawing.
分享爱好
A
我有很多爱好，比如唱歌和跳舞。
Wǒ yǒu hěn duō àihào, bǐrú chànggē hé tiàowǔ.
I have many hobbies, like singing and dancing.
B
真棒！我们可以一起分享爱好。
Zhēn bàng! Wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ fēnxiǎng àihào.
Great! We can share our hobbies together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
喜欢
xǐhuān
to like
喜欢 means to like something, while 爱好 is a noun meaning hobby or interest.
similar
兴趣
xìngqù
interest
兴趣 also means interest, often used in phrases like 有兴趣 (to be interested).