敬
爱

To respect and love in Chinese: 敬爱 (jìng ài)

jìng ài

to respect and love

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 敬愛1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to respect and love; to hold in high esteem

Stroke order

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敬
爱

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄥˋ

jìng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄞˋ

ài

ㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

敬爱

Simplified

敬愛

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 我们都很敬爱这位老师。

    wǒ men dōu hěn jìng ài zhè wèi lǎo shī。

    We all deeply respect and love this teacher.

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Related words

爱

ài

to love

敬

jìng

(bound form) respectful

爱好

ài hào

to like

可爱

kě ài

adorable

爱情

ài qíng

romance

爱护

ài hù

to cherish

爱惜

ài xī

to cherish

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

恋爱

liàn ài

(romantic) love

亲爱

qīn ài

dear

热爱

rè ài

to love ardently

疼爱

téng ài

to love dearly

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