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可爱

kě ài · ke ai

Traditional 可愛

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. adorable
  2. cute
  3. lovely
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What a cute dog

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那(nà)只(zhī)小狗(xiǎogǒu)，多(duō)可爱(kěài)！

    Look at that little dog. How cute!

  2. Liangliang

    它的(tāde)耳朵(ěrduo)很(hěn)大(dà)，真(zhēn)可爱(kěài)。

    Its ears are so big. It is really cute.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)摸摸(mōmō)它(tā)吧(ba)。

    Let's go pet it.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)先(xiān)问问(wènwèn)它的(tāde)主人(zhǔrén)。

    OK, but let's ask its owner first.

  5. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)就是(jiùshì)主人(zhǔrén)！这是(zhèshì)我的(wǒde)豆豆(dòudòu)，它(tā)也(yě)觉得(juéde)你们(nǐmen)很(hěn)可爱(kěài)。

    I am the owner! This is my Doudou. It thinks you two are cute too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)倒(dào)很(hěn)可(kě)爱(ài)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)她(tā)。

She may be cute, but I don't like her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)在(zài)他(tā)的(de)照(zhào)片(piàn)里(lǐ)看(kàn)上(shang)去(qu)很(hěn)可(kě)爱(ài)。

He looked cute in his photos.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fresky · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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可
kě

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit

爱
ài

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

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