有意思 or 有兴趣?

avichapman
 September 11, 2014, 02:16 AM posted in I Have a Question

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A recent lesson about cooking has taught me a second word for interesting: 有兴趣. But I already know the word 有意思.

Can anyone shed any light on when each of the two words should be used?

Thanks!

Avi

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lemomoon
 January 27, 2015, 08:47 AM

do not know whether you are still here. 

有兴趣: 兴趣 is somehow equal to "interest" in English. when you say" 有兴趣"，it actually means you get interested in the thing you mentioned. YOU are the point where to judge from. in other words, “兴趣”is used to describe the person's condition.

while 有意思, "意思" referrs to "fun" in English. when you believe something is “有意思”，it is roughly equal to "wow! that is funny!" THE THING is the point been weighed. that is to say, "意思" is uesd to describe a subject's condition.

for example

我对游泳有兴趣。

i got interested in swimming.

(in chinese, in swimming/对游泳 is put behind of the verb)

游泳真有意思。

swimming is very funny.

 

i hope it can be useful to you. 

have a nice day.