喜欢 - Daily Mandarin Vocabulary Lesson

The Mandarin verb for "like" is xǐhuan. It is made up of two characters: 喜 (xǐ) and 歡 (huān). Xǐ means “to be fond of,” and huān means “joyous”, so the two characters reinforce the idea of liking something or someone.
Examples Using Xihuan
[blockquote shade=off] Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā de tóufa .
我不喜歡他的頭髮｡
我不喜欢他的头发｡
I don’t like his hair.

Wǒ hěn xǐhuan xué guóyǔ .
我很喜歡學國語｡
我很喜欢学国语｡
I like to study Mandarin.