Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
爱(愛)
ài 动
1
(=恋) love
- 爱(愛)人 àiren husband or wife
- 我爱(愛)你。 Wǒ ài nǐ. I love you.
- 爱(愛)祖国(國) ài zǔguó
love one's country
- 他爱(愛)上了一个(個)女孩。 Tā àishàngle yī gè nǚhái.
He fell in love with a girl.
2 (=喜欢) enjoy
- 爱(愛)上网(網) ài shàngwǎng enjoy surfing the net
- 爱(愛)逛街 ài guàngjiē enjoy strolling around the streets
3 (=爱惜) care about
- 爱(愛)公物 ài gōngwù respect public property
4
(=容易)
- 她爱(愛)晕(暈)车(車)。 Tā ài yùnchē. She tends to get car sick.
- 爱(愛)发(發)脾气(氣) ài fā píqì be hot-tempered
爱(愛)不释(釋)手 ài bù shì shǒu be attached
- 他对(對)那台(臺)笔(筆)记(記)本电(電)脑(腦)爱(愛)不释(釋)手。 Tā duì nà tái bǐjìběn diànnǎo ài bù shì shǒu. He's very attached to that laptop.
爱(愛)称(稱) àichēng 名
pet name
爱(愛)戴 àidài 动
love and esteem
爱(愛)抚(撫) àifǔ 动
fondle
爱(愛)好 àihào 动
be keen on
- 爱(愛)好集邮(郵) àihào jíyóu be keen on stamp collecting
- 她有广(廣)泛的爱(愛)好。 Tā yǒu guǎngfàn de àihào. She has many hobbies.
爱(愛)护(護) àihù 动
take care of;
(pt took)(pp taken)
(pt took)(pp taken)
爱(愛)怜(憐) àilián 动
coo over
- 这(這)只(隻)小狗真惹人爱(愛)怜(憐)。 Zhè zhī xiǎogǒu zhēn rěrén àilián. The puppy made everyone coo.
爱(愛)莫能助 ài mò néng zhù have one's hands tied
- 他有很多困难(難),但我爱(愛)莫能助。 Tā yǒu hěn duō kùnnan,dàn wǒ ài mò néng zhù. He's having a lot of problems, but my hands are tied.
爱(愛)慕 àimù 动
adore
- 她爱(愛)慕她丈夫。 Tā àimù tā zhàngfu. She adores her husband.
- 那女人爱(愛)慕虚(虛)荣。 Nà nǚrén àimù xūróng. That woman is very vain.
爱(愛)情 àiqíng 名
love
- 爱(愛)情是无(無)价(價)的。 Àiqíng shì wújià de. Love is priceless.
爱(愛)屋及乌(烏) ài wū jí wū love me, love my dog
- 他真是爱(愛)屋及乌(烏),竟然喜欢(歡)上了女友听(聽)的音乐(樂)。 Tā zhēnshì ài wū jí wū ,jìngrán xǐhuān shàng le nǚyǒu tīng de yīnyuè. This really is a case of love me, love my dog. Now he's suddenly started to like his girlfriend's music.
爱(愛)惜 àixī 动
value
- 爱(愛)惜时(時)间(間) àixī shíjiān value one's time
爱(愛)心 àixīn 名
affection