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HSK
romance; love (romantic) / CL:
HSK 2
adorable / cute / lovely
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *爱* | 爱* | *爱
to love; to be fond of; to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
HSK 1
dear / beloved / darling
HSK 4
to like / to love / to be fond of / favorite
HSK 4
to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on / interest; hobby / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
spouse (PRC) / lover (non-PRC) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
compassion / kindness / care for others / love / CL: / charity (bazaar, golf day etc) / heart (the symbol ♥)
HSK 3
to love ardently / to adore
HSK 3
(romantic) love / CL: 個|个, 場|场 / in love / to have an affair
HSK 5
to love one's country / patriotic
HSK 4
to show concern and care for
HSK 6
to cherish / to treasure / to take care of / to love and protect
HSK 4
philharmonic (used in names of orchestras) / to love music (used in compounds like 愛樂者|爱乐者 "music enthusiast")
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
(idiom) standoffish; indifferent
HSK 7-9
sex / lovemaking
to love dearly; to dote on (sb)
abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰, Northern Ireland
Ionian Sea between Italy and Greece
May Fourth Movement / Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
maternal love
to respect and love; to hold in high esteem
HSK 7-9
Eskimo
Irish person
to show love and compassion for all humankind
to dote on sb
HSK 7-9
everyone loves beauty (idiom)
to make love
(idiom) to cherish one's reputation
jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子 in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore)
to feel a mixture of love and hate
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
Hermès (brand)
to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
hobbyist; amateur
patriotism
Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan / Ren'ai or Jenai Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
benevolence / charity / compassion
iQiyi, online video platform based in Beijing, launched in 2010
to spoil / to pamper / to dote on
to cherish / to treasure / to use sparingly
HSK 7-9
lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) / fig. avaricious / tightfisted
(neologism) (slang) to have sex
most beloved
friendly affection / fraternal love
Northern Ireland
in love with / to feel deeply attached to
Alice in Wonderland
ex; former lover
to make love
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
romance film
homosexual
loved by all / to have universal appeal
love triangle
lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan
to love each other
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
(idiom) to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country
Edison (name) / Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman
to love and respect / love and respect
"universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子, stressing that people should care for everyone equally
beloved
HSK 7-9
to have a love-hate relationship with each other
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
HSK 7-9
(coll.) whatever / who cares
lovers
philharmonic orchestra
Ireland
Kama Sutra
to love dearly
women love bad guys
(saying) one man's meat is another man's poison; to each his own
to murmur endearments (idiom) / to get into a romantic relationship
Epson, Japanese electronics company
true love
love nest
(idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom) / snobbish
loving affection (in a couple) / conjugal love
to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
Republic of Ireland
HIV / the AIDS virus
term of endearment / pet name / diminutive
favorite
to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
HSK 7-9
to like looking attractive (usually of girls) / aestheticism
love / devotion (to children) / affection, esp. towards children
to make a public display of affection
tolerant and lenient (idiom)
to love sb (or sth) as one loves life itself
(idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other; inseparable; devoted to each other
true love
to love / sentimentally attached to
Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë 夏洛特·勃良特
to treasure / to be very fond of

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