Word Number 4
like
Primary Chinese
喜欢
Primary Pinyin
xǐ huān
Short Definition
To feel preference or positive regard for something.
Primary Meaning
对人或事物有好感
Primary Note
Allows degree modification.
Mapping Boundary
Correct: I very like this → 我非常喜欢这个。
Incorrect: I like very this → 我非常喜欢这个。
The degree modifier belongs before the action in the Chinese semantic sequence.