Usage note
兴趣用来表达对某事物的喜爱或爱好。
xìng qù lái yòng biǎo达对某些事物的喜欢或爱好。
兴趣 is used to express one's liking or hobby for something.
Context note
兴趣常用于描述个人的兴趣爱好，如音乐、绘画等。
xìng qù cháng yòng dé sū rán gè rén de xìng qù hào ài ，rú yīn yuè 、huà piàn běn jí 。
Interest is commonly used to describe personal interests and hobbies, such as music and painting.
5 examples
我对画画很有兴趣。
wǒ duì huà huà hěn yǒu xìng qù。
I have a great interest in drawing.
她对烹饪很感兴趣。
tā duì pēng rèn hěn gǎn xìng qù。
She is very interested in cooking.
他喜欢阅读，这是他的兴趣之一。
tā xǐ huan yuè dú， zhè shì tā de xìng qù zhī yī。
He likes reading, which is one of his interests.
我们学校有很多关于科技的兴趣小组。
wǒ men xué xiào yǒu hěn duō guān yú kē jì de xìng qù xiǎo zǔ。
Our school has many interest groups related to technology.
兴趣是最好的老师。
xìng qù shì zuì hǎo de lǎo shī。
Interest is the best teacher.
5 mini stories
小明对画画很有兴趣，所以他每天都练习。
xiǎo míng duì huà huà hěn yǒu xìng qù， suǒ yǐ tā měi tiān dōu liàn xí。
Xiaoming has a great interest in drawing, so he practices every day.
妈妈发现我对编程感兴趣，于是给我报了培训班。
mā ma fā xiàn wǒ duì biān chéng gǎn xìng qù， yú shì gěi wǒ bào le péi xùn bān。
Mom found that I was interested in programming, so she signed me up for a training class.
我们学校的兴趣小组很多样化，有音乐、绘画等。
wǒ men xué xiào de xìng qù xiǎo zǔ hěn duō yàng huà， yǒu yīn yuè 、 huì huà děng。
Our school has many diversified interest groups, such as music and painting.
他喜欢阅读科幻小说，这是他的一个兴趣爱好。
tā xǐ huan yuè dú kē huàn xiǎo shuō， zhè shì tā de yí gè xìng qù ài hào。
He likes reading science fiction novels, which is one of his hobbies.
兴趣小组帮助我更好地了解了编程的世界。
xìng qù xiǎo zǔ bāng zhù wǒ gèng hǎo dì liǎo jiě le biān chéng de shì jiè。
The interest group helped me better understand the world of programming.
Mini dialogue
你的兴趣
A
你的兴趣是什么？
Nǐ de xìng qù shì shén me?
What is your interest?
B
我的兴趣是画画。
Wǒ de xìng qù shì huà huà.
My interest is drawing.
共同的兴趣
A
我对音乐很有兴趣。
Wǒ duì yīn yuè hěn yǒu xìng qù.
I am very interested in music.
B
太好了，我也有这个兴趣。
Tài hǎo le, wǒ yě yǒu zhè ge xìng qù.
Great, I have this interest too.
Related words and contrasts
similar
爱好
ài hào
hobby
An activity you enjoy doing regularly in your free time.
related
喜欢
xǐ huan
to like
The feeling that often leads to having an interest in something.
opposite
无聊
wú liáo
boring
A feeling when you have no interest in what is happening.