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亲爱 qīnài

亲爱 qīnài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 亲爱 qīnài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qīnài | qi1 nai4
English translation
dear
beloved
darling

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Traditional form

親愛

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 亲爱 qīnài

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qīn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of qīn . Phonosemantic compound. jiàn represents the meaning and Xīn represents the sound. The (wood) component was added later for unknown reasons, possibly to match the character Xīn . The traditional component jiàn was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

一小

Number of Strokes

9
ài

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of ài .

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱爫冖友

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 亲爱 qīnài

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zhè dàn lǎo nèn Huán 可以 kěyǐ , 亲爱 qīnài de ?

The eggs are dry enough for you, honey?

亲爱 qīnài de ! 来到 lái dào 这里 zhè lǐ duō ràng rén 高兴 gāoxìng ā !

My darling! How sweet of you to come!

wéi , 亲爱 qīnài de , 看到奥尔特曼公司 gōngsī de 新款 xīn kuǎn 衬衫 chènshān le ?

" Oh, dear, have you seen the new shirtwaists at Altman's?

āi —— 不是 bú shi zài xìn duì shuì Guò , 亲爱 qīnài de . ”

Why - I've told you in letters that they did, dearest.

āi , 亲爱 qīnài de 帕米拉, jiù yāo 自由 zìyóu le , 如果 rúguǒ 凭借 píng jiè 某种 mǒu zhǒng 奇迹 qíjì , Huán 肯要的话 de huà .

Well, Pamela darling, so I'll be free, if by some miracle you'll still have me.

亲爱 qīnài Decomposition

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亲爱 qīnài Compounds

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