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爱惜

ài xī

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 愛惜

爱惜 (ài xī) means "to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 爱惜 means

1. to cherish
2. to treasure
3. to use sparingly

The characters in 爱惜

• 爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth)…
• 惜xīto cherish; to begrudge; to pity

Example sentences

• 对于我们来说爱惜河川是很重要的。
  Duìyú wǒmen lái shuō àixī héchuān shì hěn zhòngyào de.
  It is very important for us to love a river.

Words starting with 爱惜

• 爱惜羽毛ài xī yǔ máo(idiom) to cherish one's reputation

Where 爱惜 is taught

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

Go deeper

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