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爱人

ài ren · ai ren

Traditional 愛人

HSK 2Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. spouse (PRC)
  2. lover (non-PRC)
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A birthday gift

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)爱人(àiren)过(guò)生日(shēngrì)。

    Today is my wife's birthday.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)买(mǎi)礼物(lǐwù)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Really? Did you buy a gift?

  3. Liangliang

    没(méi)买(mǎi)。她(tā)说(shuō)不用(bùyòng)买(mǎi)。

    No. She said not to.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)爱人(àiren)说(shuō)不用(bùyòng)，就(jiù)真的(zhēnde)不用(bùyòng)吗(ma)？

    Your wife says no need, so there's really no need?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)哦(ò)……我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)去(qù)买(mǎi)花(huā)！

    Oh right... I'll go buy flowers right now!

  6. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)去(qù)，别(bié)让(ràng)你(nǐ)爱人(àiren)等(děng)太(tài)久(jiǔ)！

    Hurry, don't keep your wife waiting too long!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)爱(ài)人(ren)很(hěn)会(huì)做(zuò)饭(fàn)。

My lover is great at cooking.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gaeiie · English by sapphrein · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)和(hé)她(tā)爱(ài)人(ren)带(dài)着(zhe)参(cān)加(jiā)婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)的(de)人(rén)来(lái)到(dào)一(yí)个(ge)公(gōng)园(yuán)。

The teacher and her partner took the people attending the wedding to a park.

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

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爱
ài

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

人
rén

person; people

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