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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 爱

可爱
kě ài

adorable

喜爱
xǐ ài

to like

宠爱
chǒng ài

to dote on sb

心爱
xīn ài

beloved

爱不释手
ài bù shì shǒu

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly

爱人
ài ren

spouse (PRC)

爱国
ài guó

to love one's country

爱好
ài hào

to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on

爱心
ài xīn

compassion

爱情
ài qíng

romance; love (romantic)

爱惜
ài xī

to cherish

爱戴
ài dài

to love and respect

爱理不理
ài lǐ bù lǐ

standoffish

爱护
ài hù

to cherish

爱面子
ài miàn zi

to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud

恋爱
liàn ài

(romantic) love

热爱
rè ài

to love ardently

疼爱
téng ài

to love dearly

亲爱
qīn ài

dear

关爱
guān ài

to show concern and care for

三自爱国教会
sān zì ài guó jiào huì

Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

三角恋爱
sān jiǎo liàn ài

love triangle

中国天主教爱国会
zhōng guó tiān zhǔ jiào ài guó huì

Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association

五四爱国运动
wǔ sì ài guó yùn dòng

May Fourth Movement

五讲四美三热爱
wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài

the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)

人见人爱
rén jiàn rén ài

loved by all

仁爱
rén ài

Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市[jī lóng shì], Taiwan

仁爱区
rén ài qū

Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市[jī lóng shì], Taiwan

仁爱乡
rén ài xiāng

Ren'ai or Jenai Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù

love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

令爱
lìng ài

(courteous) your daughter

作爱
zuò ài

to make love

偏爱
piān ài

to be partial towards sth

做爱
zuò ài

to make love

兼爱
jiān ài

\universal love\, principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[mò zǐ], stressing that people should care for everyone equally

割爱
gē ài

to part with sth cherished

北爱尔兰
běi ài ěr lán

Northern Ireland

博爱
bó ài

Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作[jiāo zuò], Henan

博爱县
bó ài xiàn

Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作[jiāo zuò], Henan

友爱
yǒu ài

friendly affection

同性爱
tóng xìng ài

homosexual

因爱成恨
yīn ài chéng hèn

hatred caused by love (idiom)

埃德加·爱伦·坡
āi dé jiā · ài lún · pō

Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), American poet and novelist

嫌贫爱富
xián pín ài fù

to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom)

宽大仁爱
kuān dà rén ài

tolerant and lenient (idiom)

尊师爱徒
zūn shī ài tú

title of a Daoist priest

尊贤爱物
zūn xián ài wù

to honor the wise and love the people

小可爱
xiǎo kě ài

cutie

弗爱
fú ài

phi (Greek letter Φφ)

张爱玲
zhāng ài líng

Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist

忍痛割爱
rěn tòng gē ài

to resign oneself to part with what one treasures

忠君爱国
zhōng jūn ài guó

to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country (idiom)

性爱
xìng ài

sex

恩爱
ēn ài

loving affection (in a couple)

情爱
qíng ài

affection

爱丁堡
ài dīng bǎo

Edinburgh, capital of Scotland

爱上
ài shàng

to fall in love with

爱不忍释
ài bù rěn shì

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)

爱之如命
ài zhī rú mìng

to love sb (or sth) as one loves life itself

爱人如己
ài rén rú jǐ

love others as self

爱侣
ài lǚ

lovers

爱克斯光
ài kè sī guāng

X-ray (loanword)

爱克斯射线
ài kè sī shè xiàn

X-ray radiation

爱别离苦
ài bié lí kǔ

(Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦[bā kǔ]

爱哭鬼
ài kū guǐ

crybaby

爱问
ài wèn

iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪

爱因斯坦
ài yīn sī tǎn

Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist

爱国主义
ài guó zhǔ yì

patriotism

爱国如家
ài guó rú jiā

to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler)

爱国者
ài guó zhě

MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile

爱国卫生运动委员会
ài guó wèi shēng yùn dòng wěi yuán huì

Patriotic Health Committee

爱奇艺
ài qí yì

iQiyi, online video platform based in Beijing, launched in 2010

爱奥尼亚海
ài ào ní yà hǎi

Ionian Sea between Italy and Greece

爱奥华
ài ào huá

Iowa, US state

爱奥华州
ài ào huá zhōu

Iowa, US state

爱奴
ài nú

see 阿伊努[ā yī nǔ]

爱好者
ài hào zhě

lover (of art, sports etc)

爱子
ài zǐ

beloved son

爱将
ài jiàng

trusted lieutenant

爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū

lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected

爱屋及鸟
ài wū jí niǎo

see 愛屋及烏|爱屋及乌[ài wū jí wū]

爱岗敬业
ài gǎng jìng yè

devoted to one's work

爱彼迎
ài bǐ yíng

Airbnb

爱得死去活来
ài de sǐ qù huó lái

to be madly in love

爱德
ài dé

Aide (brand)

爱德斯沃尔
ài dé sī wò ěr

Eidsvoll (city in Norway)

爱德玲
ài dé líng

Adeline (name)

爱德华
ài dé huá

Edward

爱德华·达拉第
ài dé huá · dá lā dì

Édouard Daladier (1884-1970), French politician

爱德华岛
ài dé huá dǎo

Prince Edward Island, province of Canada

爱德华王子岛
ài dé huá wáng zǐ dǎo

Prince Edward Island (province of Canada)

爱德华兹
ài dé huá zī

Edwards (name)

爱心伞
ài xīn sǎn

courtesy umbrella (one made available for borrowing)

爱恨交加
ài hèn jiāo jiā

to feel a mixture of love and hate

爱恨交织
ài hèn jiāo zhī

mixture of love and hate

爱情喜剧
ài qíng xǐ jù

romantic comedy

爱情片
ài qíng piàn

romance film

爱意
ài yì

love

爱爱
ài ai

(coll.) to make love

爱慕
ài mù

to adore

爱慕虚荣
ài mù xū róng

vain

爱憎
ài zēng

love and hate

爱憎分明
ài zēng fēn míng

to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates

爱怜
ài lián

to show tenderness

爱恋
ài liàn

in love with

爱才
ài cái

to admire talented people

爱抚
ài fǔ

to caress

爱斯基摩
ài sī jī mó

Eskimo

爱斯基摩人
ài sī jī mó rén

Eskimo

爱新觉罗
ài xīn jué luó

Aisin Gioro, family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing dynasty

爱昵
ài nì

intimate

爱晚亭
ài wǎn tíng

Aiwan Pavilion, on Mt Yuelu 岳麓山 in Hubei, famous beauty spot

爱普生
ài pǔ shēng

Epson, Japanese electronics company

爱乐
ài yuè

music-loving

爱乐乐团
ài yuè yuè tuán

philharmonic orchestra

爱死病
ài sǐ bìng

AIDS (loanword)

爱民
ài mín

Aimin district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang

爱民区
ài mín qū

Aimin district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang

爱民如子
ài mín rú zǐ

to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)

爱沙尼亚
ài shā ní yà

Estonia

爱河
ài hé

the river of love

爱港
ài gǎng

to love Hong Kong (usually implying that one also supports the PRC government)

爱滋
ài zī

AIDS (loanword)

爱滋病毒
ài zī bìng dú

HIV

爱漂亮
ài piào liang

to like looking attractive (usually of girls)

爱尔兰
ài ěr lán

Ireland

爱尔兰人
ài ěr lán rén

Irish person

爱尔兰共和国
ài ěr lán gòng hé guó

Republic of Ireland

爱尔兰共和军
ài ěr lán gòng hé jūn

Irish Republican Army

爱尔兰海
ài ěr lán hǎi

Irish Sea between Ireland and north England

爱尔兰语
ài ěr lán yǔ

Irish language

爱犬
ài quǎn

beloved pet dog

爱玉
ài yù

see 愛玉子|爱玉子[ài yù zǐ]

爱玉冰
ài yù bīng

jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[ài yù zǐ] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore)

爱玉冻
ài yù dòng

see 愛玉冰|爱玉冰[ài yù bīng]

爱玉子
ài yù zǐ

jelly fig seed (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)

爱现
ài xiàn

(coll.) to enjoy showing off

爱琴
ài qín

Aegean (sea between Greece and Turkey)

爱琴海
ài qín hǎi

Aegean Sea

爱玛
ài mǎ

Emma (name)

爱玛·沃特森
ài mǎ · wò tè sēn

Emma Watson (1990-), British actress

爱留根纳
ài liú gēn nà

Eriugena, John Scottus (c. 810-880) Irish poet, theologian, and philosopher of Neoplatonism

爱疯
ài fēng

iPhone (slang)

爱知
ài zhī

Aichi (prefecture in Japan)

爱知县
ài zhī xiàn

Aichi prefecture, central Japan

爱神
ài shén

god of love

爱称
ài chēng

term of endearment

爱窝窝
ài wō wo

glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling

爱立信
ài lì xìn

Ericsson (Swedish telecommunications company)

爱经
ài jīng

Kama Sutra

爱罗先珂
ài luó xiān kē

Vasili Eroshenko (1890-1952), Russian writer and poet who wrote in Esperanto and Japanese

爱美
ài měi

love of beauty

爱美之心,人皆有之
ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī

everyone loves beauty (idiom)

爱耳日
ài ěr rì

Ear Care Day (March 3)

爱莉丝
ài lì sī

Iris (name)

爱莫利维尔
ài mò lì wéi ěr

Emeryville, city on San Fransico Bay, California

爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù

unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.

爱词霸
ài cí bà

iCIBA, online dictionary by Kingsoft Corporation, at www.iciba.com

爱谁谁
ài shéi shéi

(coll.) whatever

爱豆
ài dòu

(slang) idol (loanword)

爱财
ài cái

avaricious

爱财如命
ài cái rú mìng

lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)

爱辉
ài huī

Aihui district of Heihe city 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang

爱辉区
ài huī qū

Aihui district of Heihe city 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang

爱迪生
ài dí shēng

Edison (name)

爱达荷
ài dá hé

Idaho, US state

爱达荷州
ài dá hé zhōu

Idaho, US state

爱马仕
ài mǎ shì

Hermès (brand)

爱丽舍宫
ài lì shě gōng

Elysée Palace, the residence of the president of the French Republic

爱丽丝
ài lì sī

Alice (name)

爱丽丝泉
ài lì sī quán

Alice Springs, town in central Australia

爱丽丝漫游奇境记
ài lì sī màn yóu qí jìng jì

Alice in Wonderland

爱默生
ài mò shēng

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American poet, essayist, and philosopher

慈爱
cí ài

love

怜爱
lián ài

to have tender affection for

挚爱
zhì ài

true love

抚爱
fǔ ài

to love tenderly

昵爱
nì ài

to love dearly

最喜爱
zuì xǐ ài

favorite

业余爱好者
yè yú ài hào zhě

hobbyist

横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài

to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)

母爱
mǔ ài

maternal love

求爱
qiú ài

to woo

深爱
shēn ài

to love dearly

溺爱
nì ài

to spoil

父爱
fù ài

paternal love

珍爱
zhēn ài

to cherish

由怜生爱
yóu lián shēng ài

to develop love for sb out of pity for them

男人不坏,女人不爱
nán rén bù huài , nǚ rén bù ài

women love bad guys

男欢女爱
nán huān nǚ ài

passionate love (idiom)

相爱
xiāng ài

to love each other

相爱相杀
xiāng ài xiāng shā

to have a love-hate relationship with each other

相亲相爱
xiāng qīn xiāng ài

(idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other; inseparable; devoted to each other

真爱
zhēn ài

true love

眷爱
juàn ài

to love

神爱世人
shén ài shì rén

the gods love the common people (idiom)

秀恩爱
xiù ēn ài

to make a public display of affection

笃爱
dǔ ài

to love deeply

简·爱
jiǎn · ài

Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë 夏洛特·勃良特[xià luò tè · bó liáng tè]

纯爱
chún ài

pure love