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Describing curiosity with 好奇 (hàoqí)
Structure
很 + 好奇
Explanation
好奇 (hàoqí) means "curious" and describes a feeling of wanting to know or learn about something. It is commonly used with 很 for emphasis or followed by a clause explaining what one is curious about.
Examples
孩子们对这个世界总是充满好奇。
Háizimen duì zhège shìjiè zǒngshì chōngmǎn hàoqí.
Children are always full of curiosity about the world.
我很好奇他为什么突然辞职了。
Wǒ hěn hàoqí tā wèishénme tūrán cízhí le.
I'm very curious about why he suddenly resigned.
我对邻居家那只猫特别好奇，它每天都去不同的地方。
wǒ duì línjū jiā nà zhī māo tèbié hàoqí, tā měitiān dōu qù bùtóng de dìfang.
I'm especially curious about the cat at the neighbor's house; it goes to a different place every day.
孩子们对这个世界总是充满好奇。
háizimen duì zhège shìjiè zǒngshì chōngmǎn hàoqí.
Children are always full of curiosity about this world.
我很好奇他为什么突然辞职了。
wǒ hěn hàoqí tā wèishénme tūrán cízhí le.
I'm very curious why he suddenly resigned.
她对邻居家的小猫特别好奇。
tā duì línjū jiā de xiǎo māo tèbié hàoqí.
She is especially curious about the neighbor's kitten.