爱
惜

To cherish in Chinese: 爱惜 (ài xī)

ài xī

to cherish

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

Definitions

  1. 1to cherish
  2. 2to treasure
  3. 3to use sparingly

Stroke order

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爱
惜

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ㄞˋ

ài

ㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

爱惜

Simplified

愛惜

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 我们要爱惜每一粒粮食。

    wǒ men yào ài xī měi yí lì liáng shí。

    We should cherish every grain of food.

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Related words

爱

ài

to love

爱好

ài hào

to like

可爱

kě ài

adorable

爱情

ài qíng

romance

可惜

kě xī

it is a pity

爱护

ài hù

to cherish

爱心

ài xīn

compassion

敬爱

jìng ài

to respect and love

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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