Sentence pattern · Band 1
喜欢: liking things and liking doing
喜欢 + 名词/动词
喜欢 is to like, and it takes two jobs happily: liking a thing, as in I like tea, and liking an activity, as in I like to read. No glue shows up between the verb and whatever follows it. Amp it up with 很 in front, very much, or turn it around and ask: do you like cats?
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Mistakes people make
No 的 between the verb and its partner here; liking to drink tea is simply verb plus noun.
很 sits before 喜欢 to boost it; it never sneaks in after the verb.
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What does 喜欢＋动词 mean?
喜欢 is to like, and it takes two jobs happily: liking a thing, as in I like tea, and liking an activity, as in I like to read. No glue shows up between the verb and whatever follows it. Amp it up with 很 in front, very much, or turn it around and ask: do you like cats?
How do you build it?
喜欢 + 名词/动词
What is the most common mistake?
我喜欢喝的茶。 → 我喜欢喝茶。
No 的 between the verb and its partner here; liking to drink tea is simply verb plus noun.
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