Chinese Word: 爱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

爱 (Trad.: 愛)HSK 1

Pinyin: ài

English Definition: to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

Chinese Definition:
①对人或事有深挚的感情：喜爱。爱慕。爱情。爱戴。爱抚。爱怜。爱恋。爱莫能助(虽同情并愿意帮助，但力量做不到)。友爱。挚爱。仁爱。厚爱。热爱。
②喜好(hào)：爱好(hào)。爱唱歌。
③容易：铁爱生锈。
④重视而加以保护：爱护。爱惜。
⑤吝惜：“百姓皆以王为爱也”。

Antonyms: 恨恶憎

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 爪

Ideographic: To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 爫 [ zhǎo ] claws, nails, talons
  - 冖 [ mì ] cover
- 友 [ yǒu ] friend, companion; fraternity

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Example Words

爱情	ài qíng	romance; love (romantic); Classifiers: 个	HSK 4
爱国	ài guó	to love one's country; patriotic
热爱	rè ài	to love ardently; to adore	HSK 5
喜爱	xǐ ài	to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite
可爱	kě ài	adorable; cute; lovely	HSK 3

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Example Sentences

1		shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 rén 人 dōu 都 ài 爱 zhōng guó 中国。 Every Chinese loves China.
2		xué shēng 学生 men 们 ài 爱 tā men 他们 de 的 lǎo shī 老师。 The pupils love their teacher.
3		tā 他 ài shàng 爱上 tā 她 le 了。 He has fallen in love with her.
4		xiàng 像 wǒ 我 ài 爱 nǐ 你 nà yàng 那样 de 的 ài 爱 wǒ 我。 Love me as I do (love) you.
5		zhè 这 shì 是 wǒ 我 de 的 yī piān zhī jiàn 一偏之见， nǐ 你 ài 爱 tīng 听 bù 不 tīng 听。 This is my one-side view, you can listen to it or not.

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1		shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 rén 人 dōu 都 ài 爱 zhōng guó 中国。 Every Chinese loves China.
2		xué shēng 学生 men 们 ài 爱 tā men 他们 de 的 lǎo shī 老师。 The pupils love their teacher.
3		tā 他 ài shàng 爱上 tā 她 le 了。 He has fallen in love with her.
4		xiàng 像 wǒ 我 ài 爱 nǐ 你 nà yàng 那样 de 的 ài 爱 wǒ 我。 Love me as I do (love) you.
5		zhè 这 shì 是 wǒ 我 de 的 yī piān zhī jiàn 一偏之见， nǐ 你 ài 爱 tīng 听 bù 不 tīng 听。 This is my one-side view, you can listen to it or not.

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