爱àito love; to be fond of; to like

1. 1.

   to love; to be fond of; to likeverb

• 爱to love; to be fond of; to like

爱 can take a person, a thing, or a verb phrase after it, as in 他爱看书.

1. HSK 1

   我爱你。

   Wǒ ài nǐ.

   I love you.

2. HSK 1

   妈妈很爱我。

   Māma hěn ài wǒ.

   Mom loves me very much.

3. HSK 1

   他爱看书。

   Tā ài kàn shū.

   He loves reading.

4. HSK 2

   我不爱吃鱼。

   Wǒ bú ài chī yú.

   I don't like eating fish.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你爱吃什么？

   Nǐ ài chī shénme?

   What do you like to eat?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我爱吃米饭。你呢？

   Wǒ ài chī mǐfàn. Nǐ ne?

   I like rice. And you?

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我也爱吃米饭，不爱吃鱼。

   Wǒ yě ài chī mǐfàn, bú ài chī yú.

   I like rice too, but not fish.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   那我们去吃米饭吧。

   Nà wǒmen qù chī mǐfàn ba.

   Then let's go eat rice.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___你。 (I love you.)

   A爱B走C太
2. 2.Which means "He loves reading"?

   A他爱看书。B他看爱书。C书爱看他。
3. 3.How do you say "I don't like eating fish"?

   A我不爱吃鱼。B我爱不吃鱼了。C鱼不我爱吃。

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Related words

• 喜欢xǐ huanto like; to be fond ofHSK 1
• 很hěnvery; quiteHSK 1
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-HSK 1
• 孩子hái zichildHSK 1
• 可爱kě àicuteHSK 3
• 爱情ài qíngromance; love (romantic)HSK 4

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