Usage note
好奇表示对未知的事情很想知道。
hào qí biǎo shì duì wèi zhī de shì qíng hěn xiǎng zhī dào。
好奇 means curious and wanting to know about something unknown.
Context note
好奇常用于孩子、问题和发现。
hào qí cháng yòng yú hái zi 、 wèn tí hé fā xiàn。
It is often used with children, questions, and discoveries.
5 examples
孩子对世界很好奇。
hái zi duì shì jiè hěn hào qí。
Children are very curious about the world.
她好奇地问我。
tā hào qí dì wèn wǒ。
She asked me curiously.
我对这个词很好奇。
wǒ duì zhè ge cí hěn hào qí。
I am curious about this word.
他总是很好奇。
tā zǒng shì hěn hào qí。
He is always curious.
好奇心让人学习更多。
hào qí xīn ràng rén xué xí gèng duō。
Curiosity helps people learn more.
5 mini stories
孩子好奇地看着新玩具。
hái zi hào qí dì kàn zhe xīn wán jù。
The child looked at the new toy curiously.
老师说，好奇心很重要。
lǎo shī shuō， hào qí xīn hěn zhòng yào。
The teacher said curiosity is important.
她好奇为什么天会下雨。
tā hào qí wèi shén me tiān huì xià yǔ。
She was curious why it rains.
好奇让他开始读书。
hào qí ràng tā kāi shǐ dú shū。
Curiosity made him start reading.
大家都对答案感到好奇。
dà jiā dōu duì dá àn gǎn dào hào qí。
Everyone was curious about the answer.
Mini dialogue
好奇宝宝
A
你为什么总是问问题？
Nǐ wèishéme zǒngshì wèn wèntí?
Why do you always ask questions?
B
因为我很好奇这个世界。
Yīnwèi wǒ hěn hàoqí zhège shìjiè.
Because I am very curious about this world.
对星星好奇
A
你对什么最好奇？
Nǐ duì shénme zuì hàoqí?
What are you most curious about?
B
我对天上的星星很好奇。
Wǒ duì tiānshàng de xīngxing hěn hàoqí.
I am very curious about the stars in the sky.
Related words and contrasts
similar
感兴趣
gǎn xìng qù
interested
好奇 means curious; 感兴趣 means interested. Both show wanting to know more.
opposite
无聊
wú liáo
bored
好奇 is curious; 无聊 is bored, not wanting to explore.