爱 (愛) ài
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ài
verb
to love
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Love
Notes: For example, 爱财不爱命 'to love wealth more than life' (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 1; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1a; Mathews 1931 '愛' p. 2; NCCED '爱' 1; Suyu, p. 3; Unihan '愛') -
ài
noun
favor; grace; kindness
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 恩惠 (Guoyu '愛' n 2; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1b) -
ài
noun
somebody who is loved
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '愛' n 3; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1c) -
ài
noun
love; affection
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Measure word: 种 (ABC 'ài' 爱 n 1; Guoyu '愛' n 1; Mathews 1931 '愛' p. 2) -
ài
verb
to like
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 2; Guoyu '愛' v 1; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1; NCCED '爱' 3) -
ài
verb
to sympathize with; to pity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '愛' 2) -
ài
verb
to begrudge
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '愛' v 2; Kroll 2015 '愛' 3) -
ài
verb
to do regularly; to have the habit of
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 4; Kroll 2015 '愛' 4; NCCED '爱' 4) -
ài
noun
my dear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Term of address for somebody else's daughter; same as 嬡 (Guoyu '愛' n 4) -
ài
proper noun
Ai
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '愛' n 5) -
ài
adjective
loved; beloved
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '愛' adj 2)
Contained in
- 遗爱(遺愛) merit left for later generations
- 爱玛(愛瑪) Emma (name)
- 爱德玲(愛德玲) Adeline (name)
- 爱耳日(愛耳日) Ear Care Day
- 爱国心(愛國心) a patriotic heart
- 宽大仁爱(寬大仁愛) tolerant and lenient
- 谈恋爱(談戀愛) to court; to go steady; to be dating
- 爱妾(愛妾) beloved concubine
- 弗爱(弗愛) phi
- 爱好(愛好) hobby; interest ; to enjoy doing something ; to like; to take pleasure in ; interest; hobby
- 爱窝窝(愛窩窩) glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling
- 爱玉(愛玉) jelly fig seed
- 爱尔兰人(愛爾蘭人) Irish person
- 尊师爱徒(尊師愛徒) title of a Daoist priest; revered master
- 歉爱(歉愛) love equally
- 爱滋病(愛滋病) AIDS
- 相亲相爱(相親相愛) to be kind and love one another; bound by deep emotions
- 爱好者(愛好者) lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan
- 爱奥尼亚海(愛奧尼亞海) Ionian Sea between Italy and Greece
- 慈爱(慈愛) affection
- 爱斯基摩(愛斯基摩) Eskimo; Inuit
- 珍爱(珍愛) to cherish ; to take care of
- 吾爱(吾愛) my love
- 爱昵(愛昵) intimate; loving
- 爱哟我的妈(愛喲我的媽) Ai Yao Wo de Mao
- 爱民如子(愛民如子) love the people as one's own children
- 笃爱(篤愛) to love deeply; devoted to sb
- 错爱(錯愛) misplaced kindness; humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.
- 性爱(性愛) sex; lovemaking
- 爱惜光阴(愛惜光陰) care for time
- 尊老爱幼(尊老愛幼) respect the old and cherish the young
- 爱情喜剧(愛情喜劇) romantic comedy
- 爱惜(愛惜) to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
- 情爱(情愛) affection; love
- 爱怜(愛憐) to show affection for
- 由怜生爱(由憐生愛) to develop love for somebody out of pity for them
- 爱子(愛子) beloved son
- 爱上(愛上) to fall in love
- 钟爱(鍾愛) to treasure; to be very fond of
- 男欢女爱(男歡女愛) passionate love
Also contained in
爱迪生 、 爱琴 、 爱马仕 、 爱丽斯泉 、 爱知县 、 爱维养 、 爱知 、 爱立信 、 仁爱区 、 博爱县 、 爱德斯沃尔
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷十一 大取 Book 11 - Major Illustrations Mozi 墨子 — count: 30
- 卷二百二十二 列傳第一百一十 譚綸 王崇古 方逢時 吳兌 鄭洛 張學顏 張佳胤 殷正茂 凌雲翼 Volume 222 Biographies 110: Tan Lun, Wang Chonggu, Fang Fengshi, Wu Dui, Zheng Luo, Zhang Xueyan, Zhang Jiayin, Yin Zhengmao, Ling Yunyi History of Ming 明史 — count: 26
- 卷三百十二 列傳第二百 四川土司二 Volume 312 Biographies 200: Sichuan Tribal Headmen 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 21
- 卷九十二 列傳第八十: 恩幸 Volume 92 Biographies 80: Noble Favorites History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 20
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 19
- 卷94 閹官:宗愛 仇洛齊 段霸 王琚 趙黑 孫小 張宗之等 Volume 94: Eunuchs - Zong Ai, Chou Luoqi, Duan Ba, Wang Ju, Zhao Hei, Sun Xiao, Zhang Zongzhi, and others Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 16
- 難一第三十六 Chapter 36: Difficulties I Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 16
- 卷30 王建 安同 樓伏連 丘堆 娥清 劉尼 奚眷 車伊洛等 Volume 30: Wang Jian, An Tong, Lou Fulian, Qiu Dui, E Qing, Liu Ni, Xi Juan, Cheyi Luodeng Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 15
- 卷七十八 列傳第十六: 劉彥宗子:萼(子:筈(子:仲誨)) 劉頍 時立愛 韓企先子:鐸 Volume 78 Biographies 16: Liu Yanzong and son: E (son: Kuo (son: Zhonghui)), Liu Yi, Shi Liai, Han Qixian son: Duo History of Jin 金史 — count: 14
- 卷八 度制第二十七 爵國第二十八 仁義法第二十九 必仁且智第三十 Scroll 8 Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋繁露 — count: 14
Collocations
- 爱利 (愛利) 愛利萬民 — Mozi 墨子, 卷二 尚賢中 Book 2 - Exaltation of the Virtuous II — count: 11
- 爱百姓 (愛百姓) 重社稷故愛百姓 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《大傳》 The Great Treatise — count: 7
- 不敢爱 (不敢愛) 唯是先君之敝器土地不敢愛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 6
- 爱死 (愛死) 敢愛死以亂官乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
- 子爱 (子愛) 孟獻子愛之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
- 知爱 (知愛) 有知之屬莫不知愛其類 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《三年問》 Questions about the Mourning for Three Years — count: 5
- 立爱 (立愛) 立愛惟親 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 伊訓 Shang Shu - Instructions of Yi — count: 3
- 敢爱 (敢愛) 敢愛死以亂官乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
- 其所爱 (其所愛) 以其所愛及其所不愛 — Mencius 孟子, 盡心下 Jin Xin II — count: 3
- 父母爱 (父母愛) 父母愛一人焉 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《內則》 The Pattern of the Family — count: 3