ài

love, be fond of, like

HSK 1 #394

DEFINITIONS

爱 ài
  • to love
  • to be fond of
  • to like
  • affection
  • to be inclined (to do sth)
  • to tend to (happen)

STROKES

WORDS

běi ài abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Bei3 Ai4 er3 lan2], Northern Ireland
面子 ài miàn zi to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
lián ài to have tender affection for; to love tenderly; to pamper sb
lìng ài your precious daughter
德华兹 ài dé huá zī Edwards (name)
尔兰共和国 ài ěr lán gòng hé guó Republic of Ireland
怜 ài lián to show tenderness; to coo over; affection
岗敬业 ài gǎng jìng yè industrious and hard-working; conscientious and meticulous
琴海 ài qín hǎi Aegean Sea
fǔ ài to love tenderly; affection; loving care; to caress
gē ài to part with sth cherished; to forsake
忍痛割 rěn tòng gē ài to resign oneself to part with what one treasures
憎分明 ài zēng fēn míng to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates; to have well-defined likes and dislikes
民如子 ài mín rú zǐ to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ to look cold and indifferent; standoffish
三自国教会 sān zì ài guó jiào huì Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
三角恋 sān jiǎo liàn ài love triangle
中国天主教国会 zhōng guó tiān zhǔ jiào ài guó huì Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
五四国运动 wǔ sì ài guó yùn dòng May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
五讲四美三热 wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
人见人 rén jiàn rén ài loved by all; to have universal appeal
区 rén ài qū Jenai district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
乡 rén ài xiāng Renai or Jenai township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
仁民物 rén mín ài wù love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
zuò ài to make love