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 ài to love / to be fond of / to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth) / to tend to (happen)
Results beginning with 爱
 ài qíng romance / love (romantic) / CL:份[fen4]
 ài ren spouse (PRC) / lover (non-PRC) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 ài hào to like / to be fond of / to take pleasure in / to be keen on / interest / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4]
 ài xīn compassion / kindness / care for others / love / CL:片[pian4] / charity (bazaar, golf day etc) / heart (the symbol ♥)
 ài shàng to fall in love with / to be in love with
 ài guó to love one's country / patriotic
 ài hù to cherish / to treasure / to take care of / to love and protect
 Aì wèn iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪
 ài yì love
 ài liàn in love with / to feel deeply attached to
 ài mù to adore / to admire
 ài měi love of beauty / wishing to appear beautiful / to set store by one's appearance
 ài fǔ to caress / to fondle / to look after (tenderly) / affectionate care
 ài xī to cherish / to treasure / to use sparingly
 ài dài to love and respect / love and respect
 ài shén god of love
 ài yuè music-loving / philharmonic
 ài zī AIDS (loanword) / see also 愛滋病|爱滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4]
 ài ai (coll.) to make love
 ài hé the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism)
 ài lián to show tenderness / to coo over / affection
 ài lu:3 lovers
 ài zǐ beloved son
 ài quǎn beloved pet dog
 Aì dé Aide (brand)
 Aì mǎ Emma (name)
 ài zēng love and hate
 ài chēng term of endearment / pet name / diminutive
 Aì nú see 阿伊努[A1 yi1 nu3]
 ài cái avaricious
 ài cái to admire talented people / to value talent
 ài dòu (slang) idol (loanword)
 ài Fēng iPhone (slang)
 ài Gǎng to love Hong Kong (usually implying that one also supports the PRC government)
 Aì huī Aihui district of Heihe city 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
 ài jiàng trusted lieutenant
 Aì jīng Kama Sutra
 Aì mín Aimin district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
 ài nì intimate / loving
 Aì qín Aegean (sea between Greece and Turkey)
 ài xiàn (coll.) to enjoy showing off
 ài yù see 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3]
 Aì zhī Aichi (prefecture in Japan)
 Aì zhōu Iowa, US state / abbr. for 愛奧華州|爱奥华州
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 ài hào zhě lover (of art, sports etc) / amateur / enthusiast / fan
 Aì lì xìn Ericsson (Swedish telecommunications company)
 ài guó zhě patriot
 Aì ěr lán Ireland
 Aì pǔ shēng Epson, Japanese electronics company
 ài qíng piàn romance film
 Aì dé huá Edward / Édouard (name)
 Aì lì sī Alice (name)
 ài zī bìng variant of 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4]
 Aì dí shēng Edison (name) / Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman
 ài miàn zi to like to look good in the eyes of others / sensitive about how one is regarded by others / proud
 Aì dīng bǎo Edinburgh, capital of Scotland
 Aì Wèi Huì Patriotic Health Committee, abbr. of 愛國衛生運動委員會|爱国卫生运动委员会[Ai4 guo2 Wei4 sheng1 Yun4 dong4 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
 ài mò shēng Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American poet, essayist, and philosopher
 Aì mǎ shì Hermès (brand)
 Aì dá hé Idaho, US state
 Aì ěr rì Ear Care Day (March 3)
 Aì ào huá Iowa, US state
 Aì bǐ yíng Airbnb
 Aì cí bà iCIBA, online dictionary by Kingsoft Corporation, at www.iciba.com
 Aì dé líng Adeline (name)
 Aì hé huá Iowa, US state (Tw)
 Aì huī qū Aihui district of Heihe city 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
 ài kě xìn Access
 ài kū guǐ crybaby
 Aì lì sī Iris (name)
 Aì mín qū Aimin district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
 Aì nú rén Ainu ethnic group of north Japan
 ài nú zú Ainu
 ài pà sī Ipas
 ài piào liang to like looking attractive (usually of girls) / aestheticism
 Aì qín Hǎi Aegean Sea
 Aì Qí yì iQiyi, online video platform based in Beijing, launched in 2010
 ài shéi shéi (coll.) whatever / who cares
 ài sǐ bìng AIDS (loanword)
 Aì wǎn Tíng Aiwan Pavilion, on Mt Yuelu 岳麓山 / in Hubei, famous beauty spot
 Aì wéi yǎng Evian, mineral water company (Tw)
 ài wō wo glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling / also written 艾窩窩|艾窝窝[ai4 wo1 wo5]
 ài xīn sǎn courtesy umbrella (one made available for borrowing)
 Aì Yōu Téng abbr. for iQiyi 愛奇藝|爱奇艺[Ai4 Qi2 yi4], Youku 優酷|优酷[You1 ku4] and Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Teng2 xun4]
 ài yóu wán playful
 ài yù bīng jelly snack made by kneading jelly fig seeds 愛玉子|爱玉子[ai4 yu4 zi3] in water and combining with flavorings (popular in Taiwan and Singapore)
 ài yù dòng see 愛玉冰|爱玉冰[ai4 yu4 bing1]
 ài yù zǐ jelly fig seed (Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)
 Aì zhī xiàn Aichi prefecture, central Japan
 ài guó zhǔ yì patriotism
 Aì yīn sī tǎn Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
 ài bù shì shǒu to love sth too much to part with it (idiom) / to fondle admiringly
 ài gǎng jìng yè industrious and hard-working / conscientious and meticulous
 Aì shā ní yà Estonia
 ài mò néng zhù unable to help however much one would like to (idiom) / Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied.
 ài qíng xǐ jù romantic comedy
 Aì ěr lán rén Irish person
 Aì lì shě Gōng Elysée Palace, the residence of the president of the French Republic
 ài bié lí kǔ (Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦[ba1 ku3]
 ài bù rěn shì to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
 ài cái rú mìng lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) / fig. avaricious / tightfisted
 ài guó rú jiā to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler)
 ài mín rú zǐ to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
 ài wū jí wū lit. love the house and its crow (idiom) / involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
 ài zēng fēn míng to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
  caring for the Earth
  child friendly school
  Inkotanyi
 Aì ào huá zhōu Iowa, US state
 Aì dá hé zhōu Idaho, US state
 Aì dé huá Dǎo Prince Edward Island, province of Canada
 Aì dé huá zī Edwards (name)
 Aì ěr lán Hǎi Irish Sea between Ireland and north England
 Aì ěr lán yǔ Irish language
 ài gé bó tè Egbert
 ài hèn jiāo jiā to feel a mixture of love and hate
 ài hèn jiāo zhī mixture of love and hate
 ài kè sī guāng X-ray (loanword) / Röntgen or Roentgen ray
 ài lǎo hǔ nǐ I love you (jocular transliteration from English)
 ài lǐ bù lǐ to look cold and indifferent / standoffish
 Aì lí sī quán Alice Springs, town in central Australia
 ài lì sī quán Alice Springs, town in central Australia (Tw)
 Aì lì sī Quán Alice Springs, town in central Australia
 Aì liú gēn nà Eriugena, John Scottus (c. 810-880) Irish poet, theologian, and philosopher of Neoplatonism
 Aì luó xiān kē Vasili Eroshenko (1890-1952), Russian writer and poet who wrote in Esperanto and Japanese
 ài mù xū róng vain
 ài néng yí shān love can move mountains
 ài qíng quán bǎo Love
 ài rén rú jǐ love others as self
 ài shì jiǎo lóng Avaceratops
 Aì sī jī mó Eskimo / Inuit
 ài wū jí niǎo see 愛屋及烏|爱屋及乌[ai4 wu1 ji2 wu1]
 Aì xīn Jué luó Aisin Gioro, family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing dynasty
 ài yīng yī yuàn baby-friendly hospital
 ài yuè yuè tuán philharmonic orchestra
 ài zhēn duō lóng Azendohsaurus
 ài zhī mù biāo Aichi Biodiversity Targets
 ài zhī rú mìng to love sb (or sth) as one loves life itself
 ài zhī shēng míng Aichi Statement
 ài zī bìng dú HIV / the AIDS virus
 Aì sī jī mó rén Eskimo / also called Inuit 因紐特|因纽特
  El Tor vibrios
 Aì ào ní yà Hǎi Ionian Sea between Italy and Greece
 Aì dé sī wò ěr Eidsvoll (city in Norway)
 ài dí shēng shì bìng Addison's
 ài ěr lán gōng shì Gardiner formula / Irish formula
 ài guó zhě dǎo dàn Patriot missile
线 ài kè sī shè xiàn X-ray radiation
 Aì mò lì wéi ěr Emeryville, town on San Fransico bay, California
 ài xǔ lán dà xué Ashland
Approximate Results for 爱
 kě ài adorable / cute / lovely
 liàn ài (romantic) love / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3] / in love / to have an affair
 xǐ ài to like / to love / to be fond of / favorite
 xìng ài sex / lovemaking
 rè ài to love ardently / to adore
 zuò ài to make love
 xiāng ài to love each other
 guān ài to show concern and care for
 chǒng ài to dote on sb
 téng ài to love dearly
 shēn ài to love dearly
 qíng ài affection / friendly feelings towards sb / love
 piān ài to be partial towards sth / to favor / to prefer / preference / favorite
 mǔ ài maternal love
 bó ài universal fraternity (or brotherhood) / universal love
 ēn ài loving affection (in a couple) / conjugal love
 zhōng ài to treasure / to be very fond of
 zhì ài most beloved
 kù ài to be keen on / to have a passion for
 qiú ài to woo
 zhēn ài to cherish
 zhì ài true love
 yǒu ài friendly affection / fraternal love
 cí ài love / devotion (to children) / affection, esp. towards children
 lián ài to have tender affection for / to love tenderly / to pamper sb
 rén ài benevolence / charity / compassion
 xīn ài beloved
 jìng ài respect and love
 zì ài self-respect / self-love / self-regard / regard for oneself / to cherish one's good name / to take good care of one's health
 nì ài to spoil / to pamper / to dote on
 qīn ài dear / beloved / darling
 zuò ài to make love
 fù ài paternal love
 cuò ài misplaced kindness / humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses.
 gē ài to part with sth cherished / to forsake
 lìng ài your precious daughter
 Běi Aì abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Bei3 Ai4 er3 lan2], Northern Ireland
 fǔ ài to love tenderly / affection / loving care / to caress
 jiān ài "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], stressing that people should care for everyone equally
 chún ài pure love / BL, aka boys' love (genre of male homoerotic fictional media)
 dǔ ài to love deeply / devoted to sb
 fú ài phi (Greek letter Φφ)
 jiàn ài loved / respected (honorific)
 juàn ài to love / sentimentally attached to
 nì ài to love dearly / intimacy / close love
 yǎ ài (hon.) your great kindness
 zhēn ài true love
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 tán liàn ài to court / to go steady / to be dating
 zuì xǐ ài favorite
 xiǎo kě ài cutie / sweetie / (Tw) camisole (women's garment)
 Zhāng Aì líng Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
 zhuāng kě ài to act cute / putting on adorable airs / to pretend to be lovely
 tóng xìng ài homosexual
 Bó ài xiàn Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作[Jiao1 zuo4], Henan
 bó ài zuò priority seat (on a bus etc) (Tw)
 Hán Aì jīng Han Aijing (1945-), notorious red guard leader during Cultural Revolution, spent 15 years in prison for imprisoning and torturing political leaders
· Jiǎn · Aì Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Brontë / 夏洛特·勃良特[Xia4 luo4 te4 · / Bo2 liang2 te4]
 qīn ài de dear
 Rén ài qū Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan
 Rén ài xiāng Ren'ai or Jenai Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
 shān shān ài Ai
 xìn wàng ài theological
 xiù ēn ài to make a public display of affection
 tán qíng shuō ài to murmur endearments (idiom) / to get into a romantic relationship
 Běi Aì ěr lán Northern Ireland
 sān jiǎo liàn ài love triangle
 nán huān nu:3 ài passionate love (idiom)
 rén mín ài wù love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius) / universal benevolence
 shì dú zhī ài the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom) / parental love
 xiāng qīn xiāng ài to be kind and love one another (idiom) / bound by deep emotions
 dòu rén xǐ ài cute
 guó jì míng ài Caritas
 héng dāo duó ài to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
 jiā yáng ài zǐ Aiko
 kuān dà rén ài tolerant and lenient (idiom)
 lèi jué bù ài (lit.) so exhausted (by difficulties in a relationship) that one feels one could never fall in love again (Internet slang) / disenchanted with sth
 qí ài bó shì Dr.
 qīn ài de nǐ my dear / my darling
 qīn ài jīng chéng camaraderie
 rén jiàn rén ài loved by all / to have universal appeal
 rěn tòng gē ài to resign oneself to part with what one treasures
 shén ài shì rén the gods love the common people (idiom)
 xiāng ài xiāng shā to have a love-hate relationship with each other
 xián pín ài fù to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom) / snobbish
 yīn ài chéng hèn hatred caused by love (idiom) / to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
 yóu lián shēng ài to develop love for sb out of pity for them
 zhōng jūn ài guó to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country (idiom)
 zūn lǎo ài yòu respect the old and cherish the young
 zūn shī ài tú title of a Daoist priest / revered master
 zūn xián ài wù to honor the wise and love the people / respecting noble talent while protecting the common people
 yè yú ài hǎo zhě hobbyist / amateur
 yè yú ài hào zhě hobbyist / amateur
  Tearfund
  National Patriotic Party
 bèi ài wàng xiǎng zhèng erotomania
 běi ài zì yuàn jūn Ulster
 guó jì yǒu ài shè Befrienders International
 liàn ài mèng yóu zhōng The
 lián hé guó guān ài UN Cares
 Luó jié ài ěr zhī Raziel, archangel in Judaism
 tōu tōu ài zhe nǐ Hana-Kimi
  Instituto Sou da Paz
  patriotic youth organizations
  Alliance patriotique de l'ethnie Wé
  Forces démocratiques et patriotiques
  Armée patriotique rwandaise
 běi ài ěr lán yì huì Northern
 pǔ shì bó ài yùn dòng Focolare Movement
 Sān zì Aì guó Jiào huì Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
 wǔ sì ài guó yùn dòng May Fourth Movement / Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
 xī lán ài guó lián méng Hiran Patriotic Alliance
  family-friendly society
  Somali Patriotic Movement
  family friendly policies
 gāng guǒ ài guó zhě lián méng Union des patriotes congolais / Union of Congolese Patriots
线 lú wàng dá ài guó zhèn xiàn Front patriotique rwandais
 qīng nián ài guó zhě zǔ zhī Young Patriots
 wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
··  Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), American poet and novelist
  Forces patriotiques pour la libération du Congo
  Tunza International Youth Conference
  Mouvement patriotique de la Côte d'Ivoire
  Centre for Family-friendly Cities
线  Front patriotique pour le progrès
  Congrès panafricain des jeunes et patriotes
  World Association of Friends for Children
  National Patriotic Reconstruction Government
  commissioner for children in Northern Ireland
·· Aī dé jiā · Aì lún · Pō Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), American poet and novelist
线 jīn bā bù wéi ài guó zhèn xiàn Zimbabwe Patriotic Front
 kù ěr dé sī ài guó lián méng Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
 xiāng gǎng ài hù dòng wù xié huì Hong
 Zhōng guó Tiān zhǔ jiào Aì guó huì Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
  Tunza Youth Advisory Council
  All India Movement for Seva
  Live and let live
  family-friendly work environment
 běi ài ěr lán mín zhǔ tǒng yī dǎng Democratic
西 dài xī bù ài guó dǐ kàng lián méng Union patriotique de résistance du Grand Ouest
 luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom) / to each his own
 luó bo qīng cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài see 蘿蔔白菜,各有所愛|萝卜白菜,各有所爱[luo2 bo5 bai2 cai4 , ge4 you3 suo3 ai4]
 nán rén bù huài , nu:3 rén bù ài women love bad guys
线 yī tú lǐ ài guó dǐ kàng zhèn xiàn Forces de résistance patriotiques en Ituri
  Tunza International Children's Conference on Environment
  World Forum of Peace-Loving Forces
  Northern Ireland Women's European Platform / the Platform
线  National Patriotic Front of Liberia
  Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
 Zhōng huá xué sheng ài guó mín zhǔ tóng méng Patriotic Democratic Alliance of Chinese Students
  Mouvement Patriotique pour la Restauration de la République Centrafricaine
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