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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.interest; delight; palate

    • zhè ge gōng zuò fēi cháng yǒu qù wèi

      这个工作非常趣味

      It's a very interesting job.

    • zhè shì yī gè hěn yǒu qù wèi de gù shi

      趣味故事

      This is a very amusing story.

    • tā zhèng zài shè fǎ gěi sǐ bǎn de zuò fǎ zēng tiān yī xiē qù wèi

      正在设法死板做法增添一些趣味

      She was trying to inject some fun into the grim proceedings.

  • 2

    n.preference; taste

    • qù wèi gāo yǎ de rén

      趣味高雅

      refined taste

    • bù yào yíng hé dī jí qù wèi

      迎合低级趣味

      don't cater to low tastes

    • tā yǐ shǐ zì jǐ de qù wèi ài hào hé jǔ zhǐ yí tài biàn de gāo yǎ wán měi

      使自己趣味爱好举止仪态高雅完美

      She has refined her taste and manners.

Word usage

  • Note
    "趣味" is different from "兴趣". "趣味" refers to the feelings that objective things bring to people; "兴趣" usually refers to people's emotions about objective things.
  • "趣味" is often matched with measure word "种".
    • 趣味

      one kind of fun