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喜爱

xǐ ài

like; be fond of

Usage note

喜爱表示很喜欢、很爱好。

xǐ ài biǎo shì hěn xǐ huan 、 hěn ài hào。

Like very much means to be very fond of something.

Context note

喜爱常出现在兴趣、食物和人事物里。

xǐ ài cháng chū xiàn zài xìng qù 、 shí wù hé rén shì wù lǐ。

Like very much often appears with hobbies, food, and people/things.

5 examples

喜爱中文。
wǒ xǐ ài zhōng wén。
I like Chinese very much.
喜爱音乐。
tā xǐ ài yīn yuè。
She loves music.
孩子们喜爱这个故事。
hái zi men xǐ ài zhè ge gù shì。
The children love this story.
喜爱运动。
tā xǐ ài yùn dòng。
He loves sports.
我们都喜爱春天。
wǒ men dōu xǐ ài chūn tiān。
We all love spring.

5 mini stories

喜爱读书,每天都会看一会儿。
wǒ xǐ ài dú shū, měi tiān dōu huì kàn yí huì er。
I love reading and look at books every day.
妹妹喜爱画画,画了很多漂亮的花。
mèi mei xǐ ài huà huà, huà le hěn duō piào liang de huā。
My younger sister loves drawing and drew many pretty flowers.
老师说喜爱学习的人会进步更快。
lǎo shī shuō xǐ ài xué xí de rén huì jìn bù gèng kuài。
The teacher said people who love learning improve faster.
喜爱帮助别人,所以大家都喜欢他。
tā xǐ ài bāng zhù bié rén, suǒ yǐ dà jiā dōu xǐ huan tā。
He likes helping others, so everyone likes him.
我们喜爱这个班级,因为大家都很友好。
wǒ men xǐ ài zhè ge bān jí, yīn wèi dà jiā dōu hěn yǒu hǎo。
We love this class because everyone is very friendly.

Mini dialogue

喜爱动物

A
你最喜爱什么动物?
Nǐ zuì xǐ'ài shénme dòngwù?
What animal do you like the most?
B
喜爱小猫,它们很可爱。
Wǒ xǐ'ài xiǎo māo, tāmen hěn kě'ài.
I like kittens, they are very cute.

喜爱读书

A
喜爱读故事书吗?
Nǐ xǐ'ài dú gùshì shū ma?
Do you like reading storybooks?
B
喜爱,我每天都会读。
Xǐ'ài, wǒ měitiān dōu huì dú.
Yes, I like it, I read every day.

Related words and contrasts

similar
喜欢
xǐhuan
to like

喜欢 is more common in daily speech; 喜爱 is a bit stronger and more formal.

related
ài
to love

爱 means love, a deeper feeling than 喜爱.

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