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  *爱* | 爱* | *爱
to love; to be fond of; to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
HSK 1
to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on / interest; hobby / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
adorable / cute / lovely
HSK 2
romance; love (romantic) / CL:
HSK 2
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
dear / beloved / darling
HSK 4
to like / to love / to be fond of / favorite
HSK 4
to cherish / to treasure / to take care of / to love and protect
HSK 4
to love one's country / patriotic
HSK 4
(romantic) love / CL: 個|个, 場|场 / in love / to have an affair
HSK 5
to show concern and care for
HSK 6
to dote on sb
HSK 7-9
beloved
HSK 7-9
to cherish / to treasure / to use sparingly
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
HSK 7-9
to respect and love; to hold in high esteem
HSK 7-9
(idiom) standoffish; indifferent
HSK 7-9
to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
HSK 7-9
Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë 夏洛特·勃良特
Iowa, US state
true love
to value talent; to cherish talented people
sex / lovemaking
paternal love
Estonia
romance film
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
intimate / loving
love / devotion (to children) / affection, esp. towards children
Epson, Japanese electronics company
Ren'ai or Jenai Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
May Fourth Movement / Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
Edward / Édouard (name)
to fall in love with / to be in love with
variant of 艾滋病
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
maternal love
to make love
Alice (name)
Evian, mineral water company (Tw)
Edison (name) / Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman
to love each other
music-loving / philharmonic
to show tenderness / to coo over / affection
to be partial towards sth / to favor / to prefer / preference / favorite
to show love and compassion for all humankind
to pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms
(slang) to engage in mutual sexual arousal through written messages (e.g. text, chat); text-based cybersex
to make love
to cherish
god of love
Ireland
Edinburgh, capital of Scotland
respect the old and cherish the young
benevolence / charity / compassion
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
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism)
beloved pet dog
to love and respect / love and respect
(idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other; inseparable; devoted to each other
term of endearment / pet name / diminutive
most beloved
to woo
loving affection (in a couple) / conjugal love
in love with / to feel deeply attached to
Eriugena, John Scottus (c. 810-880) Irish poet, theologian, and philosopher of Neoplatonism
to spoil / to pamper / to dote on
to resign oneself to part with what one treasures
Airbnb
trusted lieutenant
to treasure / to be very fond of
misplaced kindness / humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.
Hermès (brand)
to love dearly; to dote on (sb)
to murmur endearments (idiom) / to get into a romantic relationship
phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)
self-respect / self-love / self-regard / regard for oneself / to cherish one's good name / to take good care of one's health
to have tender affection for / to love tenderly / to pamper sb
lovers
Irish Sea between Ireland and north England
beloved son
"universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子, stressing that people should care for everyone equally
Aiwan Pavilion, on Mt Yuelu 岳麓山 in Hubei, famous beauty spot
affection / friendly feelings towards sb / love
unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied.
Aichi (prefecture in Japan)
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
to part with sth cherished / to forsake
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom) / snobbish
to have a love-hate relationship with each other
lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) / fig. avaricious / tightfisted
to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)

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