可爱kě àicute
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.
cuteadjective
- 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?
How is 可爱 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你看,这是我的小猫。
Nǐ kàn, zhè shì wǒ de xiǎo māo.
Look, this is my little cat.
- Speaker B:
这只小猫很可爱!
Zhè zhī xiǎo māo hěn kě'ài!
This kitten is very cute!
- Speaker A:
欢迎来我家。
Huānyíng lái wǒ jiā.
Welcome to my home.
- Speaker B:
你的家真可爱。
Nǐ de jiā zhēn kě'ài.
Your home is really lovely.
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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.