<p>A common term that I often come across is 热衷于. It's normally used in conjunction with an intensifier like 十分 or 非常.</p>

<p><em>My passion is rockclimbing:</em></p>

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  <p>我非常热衷于攀岩.</p>
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<p>In your case, passion could be translated into "热情"(zeal),"激情"(deep love), or "爱好"(hobby). Note that "激情" could also mean "passion" as in romantic relationships.</p>

<p>I would like to describe the pattern for this word. In general, you would say "对X的热情/激情/爱好" to mean "passion for X".</p>

<p>And for your example "My passion is rockclimbing", you could say "我的爱好是攀岩", or “我对攀岩富有热情/激情", but I would like to express it in a simple way,</p>

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  <p>我酷爱攀岩。 </p>
</blockquote>

<p>"酷爱" means "to love something deep" as a verb here.</p>

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Nice answer! 热爱 is more common than 酷爱, I think. 特别喜欢 also works.
gonnastop
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in my opinion. 酷爱 is deeper than 热爱. that's  why i use it for passion.
Huang
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How about 狂熱(enthusiastic), or 非常狂熱. Actually I use this more, maybe just because I like to express things exaggerated?
shouya
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2012-04-18T23:24:42.810Z
@ShouYa Definitely exaggerated.
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@Shou Ya 狂热 sounds a little negative to me. you know, 狂 means "mad","insane“. of  course, you can use that word, as in English. you can use words like "wicked","awesome" when you want to say something is so great,
Huang
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2012-04-19T08:10:34.280Z
@Hang Not really, I think. Sometimes we could say something like 'I'm crazy on fishing.' It doesn't matter and it does not have any meaning negative I suppose. We could also say 「我很狂熱於釣魚。」 in Chinese. And it sounds proper also, isn't that?
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<p>In English, it is common to say you are "passionate about something" or "something is your passion" (e.g. <em>My passion is rockclimbing</em>).</p>

<p>This use of 'passion' is different to 'passion' as in relationships/emotions etc.</p>

<p>What Chinese expression would be suitable to indicate 'passion' in the sense of "My passion is rockclimbing"?</p>

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What is the best Chinese equivalent for "passion" or "to be passionate about something"?
# What is the best Chinese equivalent for "passion" or "to be passionate about something"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-04-16)

In English, it is common to say you are "passionate about something" or "something is your passion" (e.g. *My passion is rockclimbing*).

This use of 'passion' is different to 'passion' as in relationships/emotions etc.

What Chinese expression would be suitable to indicate 'passion' in the sense of "My passion is rockclimbing"?

**Tags:** expressions, translation

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2012-04-16. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

In your case, passion could be translated into "热情"(zeal),"激情"(deep love), or "爱好"(hobby). Note that "激情" could also mean "passion" as in romantic relationships.

I would like to describe the pattern for this word. In general, you would say "对X的热情/激情/爱好" to mean "passion for X".

And for your example "My passion is rockclimbing", you could say "我的爱好是攀岩", or “我对攀岩富有热情/激情", but I would like to express it in a simple way,

> 我酷爱攀岩。

"酷爱" means "to love something deep" as a verb here.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Nice answer! 热爱 is more common than 酷爱, I think. 特别喜欢 also works.  
> **username_2**: in my opinion. 酷爱 is deeper than 热爱. that's  why i use it for passion.  
> **username_4**: How about 狂熱(enthusiastic), or 非常狂熱. Actually I use this more, maybe just because I like to express things exaggerated?  
> **username_1**: @ShouYa Definitely exaggerated.  
> **username_2**: @Shou Ya 狂热 sounds a little negative to me. you know, 狂 means "mad","insane“. of  course, you can use that word, as in English. you can use words like "wicked","awesome" when you want to say something is so great,  
> **username_4**: @Hang Not really, I think. Sometimes we could say something like 'I'm crazy on fishing.' It doesn't matter and it does not have any meaning negative I suppose. We could also say 「我很狂熱於釣魚。」 in Chinese. And it sounds proper also, isn't that?  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2012-04-18. Score: 1

A common term that I often come across is 热衷于. It's normally used in conjunction with an intensifier like 十分 or 非常.

*My passion is rockclimbing:*

> 我非常热衷于攀岩.


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