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可爱kě àicute

HSK 3word

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可爱 (kě ài) means "cute" or "lovely." It appears in 这只小猫很可爱。 (This kitten is very cute.) and 你的家真可爱。 (Your home is really lovely.) In the dialogue, A shows B a small cat, and B says it is cute. Then B visits A's home and says it looks lovely.

What does 可爱 mean?

  1. 1.

    cuteadjective

  2. 2.

    lovelyadjective

What do the characters in 可爱 mean?

  • 可(prefix) can; may; able to; -able
  • 爱to love; to be fond of; to like

How do you use 可爱?

See it in 小猫很可爱 and 家真可爱

What are some examples of 可爱 in a sentence?

  1. 这只小猫很可爱。

    Zhè zhī xiǎo māo hěn kě'ài.

    This kitten is very cute.

  2. 你的家真可爱。

    Nǐ de jiā zhēn kě'ài.

    Your home is really lovely.

How is 可爱 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你看,这是我的小猫。

    Nǐ kàn, zhè shì wǒ de xiǎo māo.

    Look, this is my little cat.

  2. Speaker B:

    这只小猫很可爱!

    Zhè zhī xiǎo māo hěn kě'ài!

    This kitten is very cute!

  3. Speaker A:

    欢迎来我家。

    Huānyíng lái wǒ jiā.

    Welcome to my home.

  4. Speaker B:

    你的家真可爱。

    Nǐ de jiā zhēn kě'ài.

    Your home is really lovely.

Can you use 可爱 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (cute): 这只小猫很___。 (This kitten is very cute.)
  2. 2.What does 你的家真可爱。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "cute"?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.