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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.love; have affection for
爱祖国
love one's country
我爱我的祖国，爱我的家人。
I love my country and my family.
我爱妈妈和爸爸。
I love my mom and dad.
- 2
v.like; be fond of; be keen on
爱音乐
like music
我爱游泳。
I like swimming.
爱踢足球
like playing football
- 3
v.cherish; treasure; value
爱公物
take good care of public property
爱惜
cherish
爱护
value
- 4
v.be apt (to do); be in the habit of
爱感冒
be susceptible to cold
爱唠叨
have a tendency to talk too much
爱哭
be apt to cry
Words and phrases with 爱
- 爱憎[word]love and hate
- 爱财[word]avaricious
- 爱护[word]care
- 爱用[word]prefer to use; be prone
- 爱斯[word]ace
- 爱沙尼亚[word]Estonia
- 爱惜[word]cherish; love dearly
- 爱丁堡[word]Edinburg
- 爱慕[word]love and envy; adore
- 爱民如子[idiom]love the people as one’s own children
- 爱人如己[idiom]love a person as oneself
- 爱钱如命[idiom]love money as much as one's life
- 爱财如命[idiom]be greedy for money
- 爱理不理[idiom]be cold and indifferent
- 爱憎分明[idiom]know whom to love and whom to hate
- 爱莫能助[idiom]willing to help but unable to do so
- 爱屋及乌[idiom]love for a person extends even to the crows on his roof
- 爱不释手[idiom]love something so much one cannot bear to let go
Word usage
- Note"爱" is used with "不" and they are used in front of the same verb respectively, which means that you are free on which one you choose, with dissatisfaction or negative meaning, for example, "爱听不听", "爱理不理".