可
爱

Adorable in Chinese: 可爱 (kě ài)

kě ài

adorable

HSK 3Traditional: 可愛2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1adorable
  2. 2cute
  3. 3lovely

Stroke order

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可
爱

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄞˋ

ài

ㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

可爱

Simplified

可愛

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她很可爱。

    tā hěn kě ài。

    She is very pretty.

  • 多可爱啊！

    duō kě ài a！

    How lovely!

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Related words

爱

ài

to love

可

kě

(prefix) can

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

爱好

ài hào

to like

爱情

ài qíng

romance

可怜

kě lián

pitiful

可是

kě shì

but

可惜

kě xī

it is a pity

爱护

ài hù

to cherish

爱惜

ài xī

to cherish

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

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