We always use "喜欢”in Chinese . "喜欢”means like. I like something. Means 我喜欢… We don't use "喜”alone.

forget about 喜,we don't use it in comment sentences , it always combine with 欢 as “喜欢" If you are trying to say: I like something~

@John: yes...I was reading that in modern Mandarin, two syllables are often preferred because a single syllable word can be more difficult to understand, and also the second syllable gives the listener time to process what the speaker is saying...the evolution of language is certainly fascinating.

good question, nowadays, we prefer 2 or 3 syllable words. hundreds years ago, people may just use 喜

lame dictionary 我 喜 啤酒 <-- incorrect vocabulary 我 喜欢 啤酒 <-- incorrect grammar 我 喜欢 喝 啤酒 <-- correct sentence