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Question: 你的爱好是什么?What is your hobby?
Possible answer: 我的爱好是上网/打篮球/踢足球/买东西。
Wǒ de àihào shì shàngwǎng/dǎ lánqiú/tī zúqiú/mǎi dōngxī.
My hobby is browsing the internet/playing basketball/playing football/shopping.
Vary your answer with different hobbies, especially those are very 'Chinese', such as, 练书法,放风筝,跳广场舞,etc.
Level up: give a reason for your hobby, such as, 因为上网很有意思 or 我踢足球踢得好。yīnwèi shàngwǎng hěn yǒuyìsi OR yīnwèi wǒ tī zúqiú tī dé hǎo.
Because the internet is very interesting or because I play football well.
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Question: 你爸爸有什么爱好?What hobbies do your father have?
Possible answer: 我爸爸的爱好是看书。
Make sure 的 is used in the sentence to indicate 'some's'.
Level up: use less common words, such as 跳舞,种花,弹钢琴,etc
Tiàowǔ, zhònghuā, dàn gāngqín
Dancing, planting flowers, playing piano
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Question: 你平时喜欢做什么?What would you like to do normally?
Possible answer: 我平时喜欢打篮球。Wǒ píngshí xǐhuān dǎ lánqiú.
I normally like to play basketball.
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Question: 你喜欢和朋友一起做什么?What would you like to do (hobby) together with your friends?
Possible answer: 我喜欢和朋友一起聊天。Wǒ xǐhuān hé péngyǒu yīqǐ liáotiān.
I like to chat with friends.
Structure: A + 和 + B + 一起 + activity. Very common and important structure.
Swap 聊天 with other activities from the list.
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Question: 你喜欢看电视吗?为什么?Do you like to watch TV? Why?
Possible answer:
我喜欢看电视,因为很有意思。Wǒ xǐhuān kàn diànshì, yīnwèi hěn yǒuyìsi.
I like watching TV because it is interesting.
我不喜欢看电视,因为浪费时间。Wǒ bù xǐhuān kàn diànshì, yīnwèi làngfèi shíjiān.
I don’t like watching TV because it’s a waste of time.
Remember to give a reason. Other adjectives or reasons can be:
很好玩儿/不好玩儿;没意思;对眼睛不好;容易上瘾;我喜欢看电视剧 etc
Hěn hǎowán er/bù hǎowán er; méiyìsi; duì yǎnjīng bù hǎo; róngyì shàngyǐn; wǒ xǐhuān kàn diànshìjù etc
Very fun/not fun; boring; bad for eyes; easily addicted; I like to watch TV series etc
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Question: 你有什么兴趣爱好?What hobbies do you have?
Possible answer:
See question 1.