爱 (愛) ài

1. ài verb to love
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Love
   Notes: For example, 爱财不爱命 'to love wealth more than life' (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 1; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1a; Mathews 1931 '愛' p. 2; NCCED '爱' 1; Suyu, p. 3; Unihan '愛')
2. ài noun favor; grace; kindness
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 恩惠 (Guoyu '愛' n 2; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1b)
3. ài noun somebody who is loved
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '愛' n 3; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1c)
4. ài noun love; affection
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Measure word: 种 (ABC 'ài' 爱 n 1; Guoyu '愛' n 1; Mathews 1931 '愛' p. 2)
5. ài verb to like
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 2; Guoyu '愛' v 1; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1; NCCED '爱' 3)
6. ài verb to sympathize with; to pity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '愛' 2)
7. ài verb to begrudge
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '愛' v 2; Kroll 2015 '愛' 3)
8. ài verb to do regularly; to have the habit of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 4; Kroll 2015 '愛' 4; NCCED '爱' 4)
9. ài noun my dear
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Term of address for somebody else's daughter; same as 嬡 (Guoyu '愛' n 4)
10. ài proper noun Ai
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '愛' n 5)
11. ài adjective loved; beloved
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '愛' adj 2)

Contained in

• 尊师爱徒(尊師愛徒) title of a Daoist priest; revered master
• 遗爱(遺愛) merit left for later generations
• 疼爱(疼愛) to love dearly
• 爱好(愛好) hobby; interest ; to enjoy doing something ; to like; to take pleasure in ; interest; hobby
• 父爱(父愛) paternal love
• 爱育(愛育) love and nurture
• 爱憎(愛憎) love and hate
• 爱丽舍宫(愛麗捨宮) Elysée Palace, the residence of the president of the French Republic
• 爱不释手(愛不釋手) love something too much to part with it
• 爱民(愛民) Aimin ; [overly] concerned for people
• 偏爱(偏愛) to be partial towards; to favor; to prefer
• 爱德玲(愛德玲) Adeline (name)
• 错爱(錯愛) misplaced kindness; humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.
• 爱玉子(愛玉子) jelly fig seed (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)
• 爱滋(愛滋) AIDS
• 忍痛割爱(忍痛割愛) to resign oneself to part with what one treasures
• 舐犊之爱(舐犢之愛) the love of a cow licking her calf; parental love
• 五讲四美三热爱(五講四美三熱愛) the five emphases, four beauties and three loves
• 深爱(深愛) to love dearly
• 爱戴(愛戴) love and respect
• 爱抚(愛撫) to look after (tenderly); to give affectionate care ; to caress; to fondle
• 爱德华兹(愛德華茲) Edwards (name)
• 吾爱(吾愛) my love
• 爱好者(愛好者) lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan
• 爱尔兰共和军(愛爾蘭共和軍) Irish Republican Army
• 宠爱(寵愛) to dote on somebody
• 爱憎分明(愛憎分明) to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates
• 爱莫能助(愛莫能助) love to help but not able to
• 笃爱(篤愛) to love deeply; devoted to sb
• 爱民如子(愛民如子) love the people as one's own children
• 爱情片(愛情片) romance film
• 爱漂亮(愛漂亮) to like looking attractive (usually of girls); aestheticism
• 爱现(愛現) to enjoy showing off
• 爱德(愛德) Aide
• 割爱(割愛) to part with something cherished; to forsake
• 爱国利民(愛國利民) patriotism for the benefit of the masses
• 同性爱(同性愛) homosexual
• 爱尔兰共和国(愛爾蘭共和國) Republic of Ireland
• 爱死病(愛死病) AIDS
• 爱懋(愛懋) lust after

Also contained in

爱新觉罗 、 爱立信 、 爱问 、 爱莫利维尔 、 博爱县 、 爱维养 、 爱知 、 仁爱乡 、 爱德华岛 、 爱国卫生运动委员会 、 三自爱国教会

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• 卷十一 大取 Book 11 - Major Illustrations Mozi 墨子 — count: 30
• 卷二百二十二 列傳第一百一十 譚綸 王崇古 方逢時 吳兌 鄭洛 張學顏 張佳胤 殷正茂 凌雲翼 Volume 222 Biographies 110: Tan Lun, Wang Chonggu, Fang Fengshi, Wu Dui, Zheng Luo, Zhang Xueyan, Zhang Jiayin, Yin Zhengmao, Ling Yunyi History of Ming 明史 — count: 26
• 卷三百十二 列傳第二百 四川土司二 Volume 312 Biographies 200: Sichuan Tribal Headmen 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 21
• 卷九十二　列傳第八十:　　恩幸 Volume 92 Biographies 80: Noble Favorites History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 20
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 19
• 難一第三十六 Chapter 36: Difficulties I Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 16
• 卷94 閹官:宗愛 仇洛齊 段霸 王琚 趙黑 孫小 張宗之等 Volume 94: Eunuchs - Zong Ai, Chou Luoqi, Duan Ba, Wang Ju, Zhao Hei, Sun Xiao, Zhang Zongzhi, and others Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 16
• 卷30 王建 安同 樓伏連 丘堆 娥清 劉尼 奚眷 車伊洛等 Volume 30: Wang Jian, An Tong, Lou Fulian, Qiu Dui, E Qing, Liu Ni, Xi Juan, Cheyi Luodeng Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 15
• 卷四十五　列傳第三十三:　裴叔業 夏侯道遷 李元護 席法友 王世弼 江悅之 淳于誕 沈文秀 張讜 李苗 劉藻 傅永 傅竪眼 張烈 李叔彪 路恃慶 房亮 曹世表 潘永基 朱元旭 Volume 45 Biographies 33: Pei Shuye, Xiahou Daoqian, Li Yuanhu, Xi Fayou, Wang Shibi, Jiang Yuezhi, Chun Yudan, Shen Wenxiu, Zhang Dang, Li Miao, Liu Zao, Fu Yong, Fu Shuyan, Zhang Lie, Li Shubiao, Lu Shiqing, Fang Liang, Cao Shibiao, Pan Yongji, Zhu Yuanxu History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 14
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 14

Collocations

• 爱利 (愛利) 愛利萬民 — Mozi 墨子, 卷二 尚賢中 Book 2 - Exaltation of the Virtuous II — count: 12
• 爱百姓 (愛百姓) 重社稷故愛百姓 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《大傳》 The Great Treatise — count: 7
• 不敢爱 (不敢愛) 唯是先君之敝器土地不敢愛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 6
• 子爱 (子愛) 孟獻子愛之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
• 知爱 (知愛) 有知之屬莫不知愛其類 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《三年問》 Questions about the Mourning for Three Years — count: 5
• 爱死 (愛死) 敢愛死以亂官乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
• 立爱 (立愛) 立愛惟親 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 伊訓 Shang Shu - Instructions of Yi — count: 3
• 兄爱 (兄愛) 兄愛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 爱利人 (愛利人) 若我先從事乎愛利人之親 — Mozi 墨子, 卷四 兼愛下 Book 4 - Universal Love III — count: 3
• 爱天下 (愛天下) 然則何以知天之愛天下之百姓 — Mozi 墨子, 卷七 天志上 Book 7 - Will of Heaven I — count: 3