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有意思 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say yǒu yì si slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“有意思”用来描述某事物或活动让人觉得有趣。
yǒu yì si lái miáo shù měi tiān hào de qǔ wù huò dòng tǐ lèrén jué dé qù.
“有意思” is used to describe something or an activity that finds someone interesting.
Context note
这个词常用于描述书籍、电影、活动或地方。
zhè gè cí cháng yòng lái miáo shù shū jí 、 diàn yǐng 、 huó dòng huò dì fāng 。
This word is commonly used to describe books, movies, activities, or places.
5 examples
这本书很有意思。
zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yì sī。
This book is very interesting.
这个活动很有意思。
zhè ge huó dòng hěn yǒu yì sī。
This activity is very interesting.
这部电影很有意思。
zhè bù diàn yǐng hěn yǒu yì sī。
This movie is very interesting.
这个地方很有意思。
zhè ge dì fāng hěn yǒu yì sī。
This place is very interesting.
这个故事很有意思。
zhè ge gù shì hěn yǒu yì sī。
This story is very interesting.
5 mini stories
小明觉得这个玩具很有意思，他玩了很久。
xiǎo míng jué de zhè ge wán jù hěn yǒu yì sī， tā wán le hěn jiǔ。
Xiaoming found this toy very interesting and played with it for a long time.
妈妈带我去那个博物馆，我觉得那里很有意思。
mā ma dài wǒ qù nà ge bó wù guǎn， wǒ jué de nà lǐ hěn yǒu yì sī。
Mom took me to that museum, and I found it very interesting.
我们去公园野餐，觉得这个地方很有意思。
wǒ men qù gōng yuán yě cān， jué de zhè ge dì fāng hěn yǒu yì sī。
We went on a picnic in the park and found this place very interesting.
爸爸给我讲了一个有趣的故事，我觉得这个故事很有意思。
bà ba gěi wǒ jiǎng le yí gè yǒu qù de gù shì， wǒ jué de zhè ge gù shì hěn yǒu yì sī。
Dad told me an interesting story, and I found it very interesting.
姐姐带我去电影院看电影，我觉得这部电影很有意思。
jiě jie dài wǒ qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng， wǒ jué de zhè bù diàn yǐng hěn yǒu yì sī。
Sister took me to the cinema to watch a movie, and I found it very interesting.