爱

The character "爱" has 10 strokes. "爱" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "爱" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "爱" are "ài" . View the stroke order of "爱">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "爱"

v.: love; have affection for; cherish; treasure; value; hold dear; like; be fond of; be keen on; be apt (to do); be in the habit of

• love : n.爱；热爱；所爱之人；零分；零；爱情；恋爱；喜爱；爱好；性爱
• have affection for : 喜爱,钟爱
• cherish : v.爱护；珍爱；珍视；抱有；怀有
• treasure : n.财富；珠宝；珍品；可爱的人；难得的人
• value : n.重要性；珍贵性；价值观念；标准；值；时值；确切意义；明暗度；价值
• like : prep.像；相似；类似；例如；好比；如同；符合…的方式；能料想到的；有…特点的
• be fond of : 喜欢；喜好
• be keen on : 热衷于...；渴望...；乐于...

Form words with "爱"

爱戴高帽子 be fond of flattery

嬖爱 make a pet (of)

爱说话 be talkative

爱科学 possess a fondness for science

爱和平 love peace

爱享受 be a lover of pleasure

爱瞎扯 be fond of nattering

爱同类 love one's kind

爱干净 like cleanliness

爱调皮 be fond of mischief

爱赌博 have a passion for gambling

生性爱吵架 have a quarrelsome disposition

炽热的爱 burning love

爱打小算盘 be calculating

深沉的爱 deep love

恒久不变的爱 everlasting love

对祖国的爱 one's love for his country

Example phrases using "爱"

• 施予爱绝无损，保留爱却常有失。

  You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.

• 这孩子爱闹病，得让医生看看。

  This child often falls ill and we must take him to a doctor.

• 你这样做对得起妻子对你的爱。

  What you have done is worthy of your wife’s love.

• 他人挺好，就是有点儿爱吹牛。

  He is a nice person except that he is a bit boastful.

• 我不太爱走动，你什么时候来都行。

  I’m not in the habit of being out, so whenever you call at my house, I’ll be in.

• 姐姐总是爱捏我，弄得我很疼。

  My sister’s always pinching me and it really hurts.

• 他认为一见钟情的爱是不会长久的。

  He thought that love at first sight would never last long.

• 他的爱是无法用言语来表达的。

  His devotion/love was beyond words.

• 爱，怨恨，悔恨在他心中纠结。

  Love, resentment, remorse, all struggled in his heart.

• 他不爱吃口重的，少放点儿盐。

  Just a little salt, please. He doesn’t like salty food.