爱怜
ài lián
Pinyin

Definition

爱怜
 - 
ài lián
  1. to show tenderness
  2. to coo over
  3. affection

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可爱
kě ài
  1. 1 adorable
  2. 2 cute
  3. 3 lovely
爱
ài
  1. 1 to love
  2. 2 to be fond of
  3. 3 to like
  4. 4 affection
  5. 5 to be inclined (to do sth)
  6. 6 to tend to (happen)
爱情
ài qíng
  1. 1 romance
  2. 2 love (romantic)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn]
亲爱
qīn ài
  1. 1 dear
  2. 2 beloved
  3. 3 darling
北爱
Běi Ài
  1. 1 abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Běi Ài ěr lán], Northern Ireland
可怜
kě lián
  1. 1 pitiful
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 to have pity on
喜爱
xǐ ài
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to love
  3. 3 to be fond of
  4. 4 favorite
宠爱
chǒng ài
  1. 1 to dote on sb
张爱玲
Zhāng Ài líng
  1. 1 Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
心爱
xīn ài
  1. 1 beloved
恩爱
ēn ài
  1. 1 loving affection (in a couple)
  2. 2 conjugal love
爱上
ài shàng
  1. 1 to fall in love with
  2. 2 to be in love with
爱人
ài ren
  1. 1 spouse (PRC)
  2. 2 lover (non-PRC)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
爱好
ài hào
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to take pleasure in
  3. 3 keen on
  4. 4 fond of
  5. 5 interest
  6. 6 hobby
  7. 7 appetite for
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
爱好者
ài hào zhě
  1. 1 lover (of art, sports etc)
  2. 2 amateur
  3. 3 enthusiast
  4. 4 fan
爱德华
Ài dé huá
  1. 1 Edward
  2. 2 Édouard (name)
爱心
ài xīn
  1. 1 compassion
  2. 2 kindness
  3. 3 care for others
  4. 4 love
  5. 5 CL:片[piàn]
  6. 6 charity (bazaar, golf day etc)
  7. 7 heart (the symbol ♥)
爱恋
ài liàn
  1. 1 in love with
  2. 2 to feel deeply attached to
爱才
ài cái
  1. 1 to admire talented people
  2. 2 to value talent
爱美
ài měi
  1. 1 love of beauty
  2. 2 wishing to appear beautiful
  3. 3 to set store by one's appearance

Idioms (20)

乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
  1. 1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
  1. 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
  1. 1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
因爱成恨
yīn ài chéng hèn
  1. 1 hatred caused by love (idiom)
  2. 2 to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
嫌贫爱富
xián pín ài fù
  1. 1 to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom)
  2. 2 snobbish
宽大仁爱
kuān dà rén ài
  1. 1 tolerant and lenient (idiom)
忠君爱国
zhōng jūn ài guó
  1. 1 faithful patriots (idiom)
爱不忍释
ài bù rěn shì
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
爱不释手
ài bù shì shǒu
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
  1. 1 lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected
  2. 2 Love me, love my dog.
爱美之心，人皆有之
ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī
  1. 1 everyone loves beauty (idiom)
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
  1. 1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
  2. 2 My hands are tied.
爱财如命
ài cái rú mìng
  1. 1 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. avaricious
  3. 3 tightfisted
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
  1. 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài
  1. 1 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
男欢女爱
nán huān nu:3 ài
  1. 1 passionate love (idiom)
相亲相爱
xiāng qīn xiāng ài
  1. 1 to be kind and love one another (idiom); bound by deep emotions
神爱世人
shén ài shì rén
  1. 1 the gods love the common people (idiom)
舐犊之爱
shì dú zhī ài
  1. 1 the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom)
  2. 2 parental love
萝卜白菜，各有所爱
luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài
  1. 1 one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
  2. 2 to each his own

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