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心爱

xīn ài · xin ai

Traditional 心愛

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. beloved
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My favorite mug

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)心爱(xīnài)的(de)杯子(bēizi)呢(ne)？

    Liangliang, where's my beloved mug?

  2. Liangliang

    哪个(nǎge)杯子(bēizi)？

    Which mug?

  3. Dengdeng

    红色(hóngsè)的(de)那个(nàge)，上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)猫(māo)。

    The red one with a cat on it.

  4. Liangliang

    哦(ó)……那个(nàge)杯子(bēizi)，昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)不小心(bùxiǎoxīn)打破(dǎpò)了(le)。

    Oh… that mug. I broke it by accident yesterday.

  5. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)最(zuì)心爱(xīnài)的(de)杯子(bēizi)！

    What? That was my favorite mug!

  6. Liangliang

    别(bié)难过(nánguò)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)一个(yígè)新(xīn)的(de)……上面(shàngmiàn)是(shì)一只(yīzhī)狗(gǒu)。

    Don't be sad. I bought you a new one… with a dog on it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

只(zhǐ)要(yào)你(nǐ)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)心(xīn)爱(ài)的(de)人(rén),你(nǐ)就(jiù)有(yǒu)了(le)原(yuán)动(dòng)力(lì),你(nǐ)就(jiù)能(néng)面(miàn)对(duì)全(quán)世(shì)界(jiè)。

As long as you have someone you love from the heart, you have a motivating force and you can face the entire world.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)弄(nòng)丢(diū)了(le)心(xīn)爱(ài)的(de)项(xiàng)链(liàn)。

She accidentally lost her beloved necklace.

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