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ài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ài | ai4
English translation
to love
affection
to be fond of
to like
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection

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About ài

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

ài

Contains the radical

zhǎo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To bring a friend  yǒu into one's house 

Etymology of ài

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱爫冖友

Explanation

Simplified form of ài .

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Example sentences using ài

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dōu 帮忙 bāngmáng .他们 tā men ài 这个 zhè ge . duō zán 他们 tā men xiàng le 一摊,他们 tā men cái 觉得 juéde shǎng le suàn ,他们 tā men 满意 mǎnyì , Huán zuò 义务 yìwù de 宣传 xuānchuán .

They were pleased and satisfied; they advertised me to their friends.

duì 这些 zhè xiē mèng suǒ 显示 xiǎnshì 出来 chū lái de 肤浅 fū qiǎn de 爱好 àihào 大为 dà wéi 失望 shīwàng .

I was badly disappointed by the shallow interests such dreams betrayed.

gǒu Yáo 尾巴 wěiba 报答 bàodá 人们 rén men de 爱护 àihù .

A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.

爱情 àiqíng shì 真实 zhēnshí de —— zuì 真实 zhēnshí zuì 持久 chíjiǔ de —— shì 我们 wǒmen suǒ 知道 zhīdào 的最 tián zuì de 东西 dōngxī .

Love is real - the most real, the most lasting - the sweetest and yet the bitterest thing we know.

de 大学 Dà xué 体育 tǐyù shēng 以及 yǐjí 肌肉 jīròu 男孩 nán hái 一直 yīzhí shì de 钟爱 zhōng aì .

Hot college jocks and muscle boys are always aturn on for me.

Words with ài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
ài to love ài
亲爱 qīnài dear親愛
可爱 kěài adorable可愛
爱情 àiqíng romance愛情
恋爱 liànài (romantic) love戀愛
爱上 aì shàng to fall in love with愛上
爱心 àixīn compassion愛心
热爱 rèài to adore熱愛
喜爱 xǐ aì to like喜愛
爱人 aì ren spouse (PRC)愛人
爱好 àihào to like愛好
做爱 zuò aì to make love做愛
相爱 xiāng aì to love each other相愛
爱尔兰 Aì ěr lán Ireland愛爾蘭
爱国 aì guó patriotic愛國
性爱 xìng aì sex性愛
爱好者 aì hào zhě amateur愛好者
关爱 guān aì to show concern and care for關愛
心爱 xīn aì beloved心愛
爱护 àihù to cherish愛護
爱国主义 aì guó zhǔ yì patriotism愛國主義
爱德华 Aì dé huá Edward愛德華
爱因斯坦 Aì yīn sī tǎn Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist愛因斯坦
爱河 aì hé the river of love愛河

ài Decomposition & Compounds

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ài Decomposition

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ài Compounds

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    • ài , āi , , , ài , ài , āi , , ,
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