How to Say “I am interested” in Chinese
Feelings and opinions · HSK 3
"I am interested" in Chinese is 我很感兴趣 (Wǒ hěn gǎn xìngqù). The grammar to memorize is 对 X 感兴趣 ('to feel interest toward X'); the preposition 对 (duì) is mandatory. 'I'm interested in Chinese' is 我对中文很感兴趣, not 我感兴趣中文.
Primary translation
我很感兴趣
Wǒ hěn gǎn xìngqù
Traditional: 我很感興趣
Variants by register
Casual
我挺有兴趣的
Wǒ tǐng yǒu xìngqù de
When to use it
The grammar to memorize is 对 X 感兴趣 ('to feel interest toward X'); the preposition 对 (duì) is mandatory. 'I'm interested in Chinese' is 我对中文很感兴趣, not 我感兴趣中文. Native speakers often swap 感兴趣 for 有兴趣 (yǒu xìngqù) in speech; slightly softer. Drop 很 and the sentence sounds incomplete; Chinese adjective-verbs almost always need a degree word. In business contexts, 我很感兴趣 signals genuine commitment, similar to 'I'd like to pursue this.'
Example sentences
我对中国文化很感兴趣。
Wǒ duì Zhōngguó wénhuà hěn gǎn xìngqù.
I'm very interested in Chinese culture.
你对这个工作有兴趣吗？
Nǐ duì zhège gōngzuò yǒu xìngqù ma?
Are you interested in this job?
我对这个项目挺感兴趣的，可以多聊聊吗？
Wǒ duì zhège xiàngmù tǐng gǎn xìngqù de, kěyǐ duō liáoliao ma?
I'm pretty interested in this project; can we talk more?