| 1 | 爱 | 愛 | ài | ai4 | to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) | | |
| 2 | 爱情 | 愛情 | ài qíng | ai4 qing2 | romance; love (romantic); Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 热爱 | 熱愛 | rè ài | re4 ai4 | to love ardently; to adore | | |
| 4 | 爱国 | 愛國 | ài guó | ai4 guo2 | to love one's country; patriotic | | |
| 5 | 可爱 | 可愛 | kě ài | ke3 ai4 | adorable; cute; lovely | | |
| 6 | 爱人 | 愛人 | ài ren | ai4 ren5 | spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC); Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 7 | 喜爱 | 喜愛 | xǐ ài | xi3 ai4 | to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite | | |
| 8 | 恋爱 | 戀愛 | liàn ài | lian4 ai4 | (romantic) love; Classifiers: 个 ; in love; to have an affair | | |
| 9 | 爱好 | 愛好 | ài hào | ai4 hao4 | to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 10 | 爱因斯坦 | 愛因斯坦 | ài yīn sī tǎn | Ai4 yin1 si1 tan3 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist | | |
| 11 | 爱护 | 愛護 | ài hù | ai4 hu4 | to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect | | |
| 12 | 爱国主义 | 愛國主義 | ài guó zhǔ yì | ai4 guo2 zhu3 yi4 | patriotism | | |
| 13 | 亲爱的 | 親愛的 | qīn ài de | qin1 ai4 de5 | dear | | |
| 14 | 爱上 | 愛上 | ài shàng | ai4 shang4 | to fall in love with; to be in love with | | |
| 15 | 敬爱 | 敬愛 | jìng ài | jing4 ai4 | respect and love | | |
| 16 | 心爱 | 心愛 | xīn ài | xin1 ai4 | beloved | | |
| 17 | 爱好者 | 愛好者 | ài hào zhě | ai4 hao4 zhe3 | lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan | | |
| 18 | 友爱 | 友愛 | yǒu ài | you3 ai4 | friendly affection; fraternal love | | |
| 19 | 爱尔兰 | 愛爾蘭 | ài ěr lán | Ai4 er3 lan2 | Ireland | | |
| 20 | 慈爱 | 慈愛 | cí ài | ci2 ai4 | love; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children | | |
| 21 | 相爱 | 相愛 | xiāng ài | xiang1 ai4 | to love each other | | |
| 22 | 疼爱 | 疼愛 | téng ài | teng2 ai4 | to love dearly | | |
| 23 | 爱慕 | 愛慕 | ài mù | ai4 mu4 | to adore; to admire | | |
| 24 | 相爱相杀 | 相愛相殺 | xiāng ài xiāng shā | xiang1 ai4 xiang1 sha1 | to have a love-hate relationship with each other | | |
| 25 | 爱心伞 | 愛心傘 | ài xīn sǎn | ai4 xin1 san3 | courtesy umbrella (one made available for borrowing) | | |