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How to Say ‘I like noodles.’ in Simplified Chinese

我喜欢面条。

wǒ xǐ huān miàn tiáo

[wo shee-hwan miàn tiáo]

Phrase Breakdown

我喜欢

wǒ xǐ huān

I like

我 (I) + 喜欢 (like). 我 and 喜 are both third tone, so 我 rises: wó xǐhuan. 欢 is light and neutral.

Example

我喜欢喝茶。

I like drinking tea.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

喜欢

xǐ huān

[shee-hwan]

to like

A common verb meaning to like or be fond of something or someone.

Example

我很喜欢阿根廷队。

I really like the Argentina team.

面条。

miàn tiáo

noodles

面 (noodle/flour) is a falling fourth tone, and 条 (strip) is a rising second tone: miàntiáo.

Example

这碗面条很大。

This bowl of noodles is big.

Words in this phrase

面条

miàn tiáo

[miàn tiáo]

noodles

Long, thin strips of pasta or flour.

Example

中午我吃了面条。

I ate noodles for lunch.

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