爱

ài · ai

Traditional 愛

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)

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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