相爱
xiāng ài
Pinyin

Definition

相爱
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xiāng ài
  1. to love each other

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

互相
hù xiāng
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 mutually
  3. 3 mutual
相
Xiāng
  1. 1 surname Xiang
相信
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
相册
xiàng cè
  1. 1 photo album
相爱
xiāng ài
  1. 1 to love each other
相机
xiàng jī
  1. 1 camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhào xiàng jī])
  2. 2 at the opportune moment
  3. 3 as the circumstances allow
相当
xiāng dāng
  1. 1 equivalent to
  2. 2 appropriate
  3. 3 considerably
  4. 4 to a certain extent
  5. 5 fairly
  6. 6 quite
相亲
xiāng qīn
  1. 1 blind date
  2. 2 arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiàng qīn])
  3. 3 to be deeply attached to each other
相遇
xiāng yù
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to encounter
  3. 3 to come across
真相
zhēn xiàng
  1. 1 the truth about sth
  2. 2 the actual facts
长相
zhǎng xiàng
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 looks
  3. 3 profile
  4. 4 countenance
亮相
liàng xiàng
  1. 1 to strike a pose (Chinese opera)
  2. 2 (fig.) to make a public appearance
  3. 3 to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc)
  4. 4 (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
  1. 1 congenial
照相
zhào xiàng
  1. 1 to take a photograph
照相机
zhào xiàng jī
  1. 1 camera
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],架[jià],部[bù],台[tái],隻|只[zhī]
相互
xiāng hù
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 mutual
相交
xiāng jiāo
  1. 1 to cross over (e.g. traffic)
  2. 2 to intersect
  3. 3 to make friends
相伴
xiāng bàn
  1. 1 to accompany sb
  2. 2 to accompany each other
相似
xiāng sì
  1. 1 to resemble
  2. 2 similar
  3. 3 like
  4. 4 resemblance
  5. 5 similarity
相依
xiāng yī
  1. 1 to be interdependent

Idioms (20)

一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
  1. 1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
  2. 2 passing the buck to and fro
  3. 3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
  1. 1 to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
  1. 1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
  2. 2 with fangs bared
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.

Sample Sentences

毕竟相爱一场，不要谁心里带着伤。
bìjìng xiāngài yīchǎng ，bùyào shéi xīnli dài zhe shāng 。
After all, we have loved. May none of us carry any scars.
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难怪你会比较排斥，因为好像并不是因为相爱在一起，而是因为对方的家庭环境和身份才在一起的感觉。
nánguài nǐ huì bǐjiào páichì ，yīnwèi hǎoxiàng bìngbùshì yīnwèi xiāng ài zàiyīqǐ ，érshì yīnwèi duìfāng de jiātíng huánjìng hé shēnfèn cái zàiyīqǐ de gǎnjué 。
It's no wonder you're against it, because it's not because you're in love that you're together, it's feels more like it's because of the other party's family background and status.
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他们两人彼此相爱、日夜相思，今天终于见面相拥。
tāmen liǎng rén bǐcǐ xiāng ài 、rì yè xiāngsī ，jīntiān zhōngyú jiànmiàn xiāngyōng 。
Those two people love each other, and think about each other day and night. Today they finally met each other and hugged.
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相爱
xiāng ài
to love each other
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话也不能这么说，至少我们在一起时是真的相爱过。
huà yě bùnéng zhèmeshuō ，zhìshǎo wǒmen zàiyīqǐ shí shì zhēnde xiāng ài guò 。
It's not like that, at least we loved one another when we were together.
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人说相爱容易相处难，我们大概就是遇到这样的瓶颈吧。
rén shuō xiāng ài róngyì xiāngchǔ nán ，wǒmen dàgài jiùshì yùdào zhèyàng de píngjǐng ba 。
People say that loving one another is easy, it's the getting along that is hard. I guess it just came to a head for us.
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一开始我也紧张呢，不过我岳父岳母都是特别好的人，他们说，彩礼什么的不重要，最重要的是两个人真心相爱。
yīkāishǐ wǒ yě jǐnzhāng ne ，bùguò wǒ yuèfù yuèmǔ dōu shì tèbié hǎo de rén ，tāmen shuō ，cǎilǐ shénmede bù zhòngyào ，zuì zhòngyào de shì liǎng ge rén zhēnxīn xiāngài 。
At the beginning I was really nervous, but my father and mother-in-law were really nice people. They said, whatever the betrothal gift is isn't important. The most important thing is that you two really love each other.
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都以为相爱就像风云的善变。
dōu yǐwèi xiāng ài jiù xiàng fēng yún de shànbiàn 。
We think that loving each other is like the changing of the clouds
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把每天当成是末日来相爱
bǎ měitiān dàngchéng shì mòrì lái xiāng ài
Love as if every day were your last
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结婚是因为相爱，租房结婚不行吗？
jiéhūn shì yīnwèi xiāng ài ，zūfáng jiéhūn bùxíng ma ？
Marriage is about mutual love. Renting a house and getting married isn't enough?
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