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亲爱

qīn ài

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 親愛

亲爱 (qīn ài) means "dear (in address)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 亲爱 means

1. dear
2. beloved
3. darling

The characters in 亲爱

• 亲qīnparent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative
• 爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth)…

Example sentences

• 亲爱的！
  My dear!
• 我亲爱的妈妈
  Wǒ qīn'ài de māma
  My dear mother.
• 我父亲爱吃比萨。
  My father loves pizza.
• 亲爱的，原谅我。
  Forgive me, my love.
• 亲爱的，我们跳舞吧。
  Let's dance, my darling.
• 亲爱的，圣诞节快乐！
  Merry Christmas, my love!

Words starting with 亲爱

• 亲爱精诚qīn ài jīng chéngcamaraderie

Where 亲爱 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Affection & Personal Relations (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qīn ài correctly.
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