亲
爱

Dear in Chinese: 亲爱 (qīn ài)

qīn ài

dear

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 親愛2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1dear
  2. 2beloved
  3. 3darling

Stroke order

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亲
爱

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄣ

qīn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄞˋ

ài

ㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

亲爱

Simplified

親愛

Traditional

Example sentences

See 亲爱 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我亲爱的妈妈

    wǒ qīn ài de mā ma

    My dear mother.

  • 亲爱的，我们跳舞吧。

    qīn ài de， wǒ men tiào wǔ ba。

    Let's dance, my darling.

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Related words

爱

ài

to love

亲

qīn

parent

爱好

ài hào

to like

可爱

kě ài

adorable

爱情

ài qíng

romance

父亲

fù qīn

father

母亲

mǔ qīn

mother

亲戚

qīn qi

a relative (i.e. family relation)

爱护

ài hù

to cherish

爱惜

ài xī

to cherish

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

敬爱

jìng ài

to respect and love

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