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爱
愛
ài
1.
to love
2.
affection
3.
to be fond of
4.
to like
HSK 1
Very Common • Top 0%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
仁爱
Rénài
Renai or Jenai district of Keelung City [[基隆市<Jīlóngshì>]], Taiwan
仁爱
rénài
benevolence
令爱
lìngài
your precious daughter
作爱
zuòài
to make love
偏爱
piānài
to be partial towards sth
做爱
zuòài
to make love
兼爱
jiānài
"universal love", principle advocated by Mozi [[墨子<Mòzǐ>]], stressing that people should care for everyone equally
北爱
BěiÀi
abbr. for [[北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰<BěiÀiěrlán>]], Northern Ireland
博爱
Bóài
Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo [[焦作<Jiāozuò>]], Henan
博爱
bóài
universal fraternity (or brotherhood)
友爱
yǒuài
friendly affection
可爱
kěài
adorable
喜爱
xǐài
to like
宠爱
chǒngài
to dote on sb
弗爱
fúài
phi (Greek letter Φφ)
心爱
xīnài
beloved
性爱
xìngài
sex
恩爱
ēnài
loving affection (in a couple)
情爱
qíngài
affection
爱上
àishàng
to fall in love with
Example Sentences (10)
就是我们班那个长着两个大眼睛，非常爱笑的女孩儿。
Jiù shì wǒmen bān nà gè zhǎngzhe liǎng gè dà yǎnjing, fēicháng àixiào de nǚháir.
It's that girl in our class with two big eyes who really loves to smile.
Text 3
我身体不太好。天气太热了，不爱吃饭。
Wǒ shēntǐ bú tài hǎo. Tiānqì tài rè le, bú ài chīfàn.
My health is not very good. The weather is too hot, and I don't feel like eating.
Text 3
看来只有爱，才能让人有变化。
Kàn lái zhǐ yǒu ài, cái néng ràng rén yǒu biàn huà.
It seems that only love can make people change.
Text 2
我喝茶，茶是我的最爱。天冷了或者工作累了的时候，喝杯热茶会很舒服。
Wǒ hē chá, chá shì wǒ de zuì'ài. Tiān lěng le huòzhě gōngzuò lèi le de shíhou, hē bēi rè chá huì hěn shūfu.
I drink tea; tea is my favorite. When it's cold or when I'm tired from work, a cup of hot tea is very comforting.
Text 4
是啊，因为很多人都爱吃巧克力，尤其是女性。
Shì a, yīnwèi hěn duō rén dōu ài chī qiǎokèlì, yóuqí shì nǚxìng.
Yeah, because many people love chocolate, especially women.
Text 1
我爱吃中国菜，也喜欢做。大家多吃点儿。
Wǒ ài chī zhōngguó cài, yě xǐhuān zuò. Dàjiā duō chī diǎn er.
I love to eat Chinese food, and I also like to cook. Everyone, eat more.
Text 1
是啊，一个真正爱看书的人总能找出时间来阅读。
Shì a, yí gè zhēnzhèng ài kànshū de rén zǒng néng zhǎochū shíjiān lái yuèdú.
Yes, a person who truly loves reading can always find time to read.
Text 3
比如广东省的人爱喝的“凉茶”，它的味道稍微有点儿苦，其实是一种用中药做成的饮料。
Bǐrú Guǎngdōng shěng de rén ài hē de "liángchá", tā de wèidào shāowéi yǒudiǎnr kǔ, qíshí shì yī zhǒng yòng zhōngyào zuò chéng de yǐnliào.
For example, the "liangcha" that people in Guangdong Province love to drink tastes slightly bitter. In fact, it is a beverage made from traditional Chinese medicine.
Text 5
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 393
- Word Frequency Rank
- 107 of 84,292