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爱戴

ài dài

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 愛戴

What 爱戴 means

1. to love and respect
2. love and respect

The characters in 爱戴

• 爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth)…
• 戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear

Example sentences

• 他受人民的爱戴。
  He is loved by his people.
• 自大狂和自恋狂的分别，在于自大狂渴望能够手握大权、受人敬畏，而自恋狂却比较想拥有魅力、得到爱戴。许多疯子和历史上的伟人都属于前者。
  Zìdàkuáng hé zìliàn kuáng de fēnbié, zàiyú zìdàkuáng kěwàng nénggòu shǒu wò dàquán, shòu rén jìngwèi, ér zìliàn kuáng què bǐjiào xiǎng yōngyǒu mèilì, dédào àidài. xǔduō fēngzi hé lìshǐshàng de wěirén dōu shǔyú qiánzhě.
  The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.

Sounds the same

Read ài dài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 叆叇(literary) heavy (clouds); (literary) eyeglasses