HSK Guide

爱愛 ài — to love

ài (fourth tone, falling)ai4

Traditional: 愛

to love

HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
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Meanings

  1. to love

    Deep affection, for people or for things that matter to you. It is stronger than 喜欢 "to like" and is used more sparingly in speech than "love" is in English.

    verb

  2. to love doing something, to be fond of

    verb

    Followed directly by a verb, 爱 means a settled fondness for doing something: 她很爱看书.

Character breakdown

  • 爱愛
    ài (fourth tone, falling)

    to love; to like, to be fond of; love, affection

    10 strokes⿳爫冖友Radical 心

Example sentences

  • 我爱我的家。我愛我的家。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) ài (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) jiā. (first tone, high and level)···

    I love my family.

  • 她很爱看书。她很愛看書。Tā (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) ài (fourth tone, falling) kàn (fourth tone, falling) shū. (first tone, high and level)···

    She loves reading.

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