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爱

ài · ai

Traditional 愛

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to love; to be fond of; to like
  2. affection
  3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
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In a conversation

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Coffee or hot water?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)爱(ài)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)吗(ma)？

    Do you like drinking coffee?

  2. Dengdeng

    不(bù)爱(ài)喝(hē)，太(tài)苦(kǔ)了(le)。

    Not really. It is too bitter.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)爱(ài)喝(hē)什么(shénme)？

    Then what do you like to drink?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)爱(ài)喝(hē)热水(rèshuǐ)。

    I like hot water.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)来(lái)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)？

    Then why did you come to a coffee shop?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)爱(ài)这儿(zhèr)的(de)沙发(shāfā)！

    I love the sofa here!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

谁(shuí)人(rén)不(bù)知(zhī)，最(zuì)爱(ài)卖(mài)弄(nòng)的(de)就(jiù)是(shì)他(tā)！

Who doesn't know that if there's someone who loves showing off, it's him?

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

02

爱(ài)和(hé)被(bèi)爱(ài)是(shì)世(shì)上(shàng)最(zuì)幸(xìng)运(yùn)的(de)事(shì)。

Loving and being loved are the most joyful things in the world.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mrillgrill12345 · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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