to love/affection/to be fond of/to like/love/to be apt to/to want/to keep/to pick
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
要
愛 [爱]
Jyutping
oi3
Pinyin
ài
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to love; to be fond of; to like
affection
to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
(slang) want
to love/affection/to be fond of/to like/love/to be apt to/to want/to keep/to pick
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
對某啲人或事有強烈好感，並願意為所愛嘅人或事唔計較而付出，甚至犧牲 to love
我愛你。
我爱你。
ngo5 oi3 nei5. I love you.
我好愛我嘅家人。
我好爱我嘅家人。
ngo5 hou2 oi3 ngo5 ge3 gaa1 jan4. I love my family.
動詞
索要、求取；要 to want; to fancy (something)
對鞋已經咁舊，你仲愛唔愛？
对鞋已经咁旧，你仲爱唔爱？
deoi3 haai4 ji5 ging1 gam3 gau6, nei5 zung6 oi3 m4 oi3? This/that pair of shoes is so old and worn out; do you still want (to keep) them?
伙記，唔該愛碟叉燒飯吖！
伙记，唔该爱碟叉烧饭吖！
fo2 gei3, m4 goi1 oi3 dip6 caa1 siu1 faan6 aa1! Waiter, (I'd like) an order of barbecued pork on rice, please!
老細，你使唔使愛多支青島添？
老细，你使唔使爱多支青岛添？
lou5 sai3, nei5 sai2 m4 sai2 oi3 do1 zi1 cing1 dou2 tim1? Hey boss, would you like another Tsingtao?
名詞
一種極強烈、真摰深厚嘅好感，會願意為所愛嘅人或者事物付出而唔會計較 love
愛情
爱情
oi3 cing4 romantic love
母愛
母爱
mou5 oi3 maternal love
我對你嘅愛係永恒不變。
我对你嘅爱系永恒不变。
ngo5 deoi3 nei5 ge3 oi3 hai6 wing5 hang4 bat1 bin3. My love for you is eternal and unchanging.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Wu
to want (an object)
我唔愛咁多。
我唔爱咁多。
ngo5 m4 oi3 gam3 do1. I don't want that much.
character
to like; to be fond of; to be keen on
他愛說話。
他爱说话。
tā ài shuō huà ． He likes to talk.
我不愛吃豬肉。
我不爱吃猪肉。
wǒ bù ài chī zhū ròu ． I don't like to eat pork.
character
love; benevolence
遺愛人間
遗爱人间
yí ài rén jiān to leave love behind
character
beloved
愛妻
爱妻
ài qī beloved wife
愛將
爱将
ài jiàng beloved general
character
Honorific for someone else's daughter; variant of 嬡／嫒 (ài).
令愛
令爱
lìn gài your precious daughter
character, Hakka, Min
to need to; must
character, Hakka, Min
to want (to do)
character
a surname
character
to be prone; to be easy to
愛發脾氣
爱发脾气
ài fā pí qì to be short-tempered
character
love; affection
世上決沒有無緣無故的愛，也沒有無緣無故的恨。
世上决没有无缘无故的爱，也没有无缘无故的恨。
shì shàng jué méi yǒu wú yuán wú gù de ài ， yě méi yǒu wú yuán wú gù de hèn ． There is absolutely no such thing in the world as love or hatred with out reason or cause.
character
to treasure; to value
愛面子
爱面子
ài miàn zi to be sensitive about one's reputation
character
something one loves; someone whom one loves
割愛
割爱
gē ài to sacrifice something one loves to someone else
character
to begrudge; to be reluctant
character
to love (syn.) 恋, 戀
愛國
爱国
ài guó to love one's country; to be patriotic
我愛你。
我爱你。
wǒ ài nǐ ． I love you.
Definitions (Unihan)
love, be fond of, like
Cangjie Input - Traditional
BBPE
Cangjie Input - Simplified
BBKE
Definitions (HSK3.0)
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Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
从来就没有徒劳的爱情。
從來就沒有徒勞的愛情。
cóng lái jiù méi yǒu tú láo de ài qíng 。
Love is never wasted.
Mandarin
我爱你。
我愛你。
wǒ ài nǐ 。
I love you.
I do love you.
I love you!
I heart you.
You're the one I love.
Love you.
Mandarin
他们是热爱和平的人。
他們是熱愛和平的人。
tā men shì rè ài hé píng de rén 。
They are a peace-loving people.
They are peace-loving people.
Mandarin
电视的优点在于它给体育爱好者提供了更大的方便。
電視的優點在於它給體育愛好者提供了更大的方便。
diàn shì de yōu diǎn zài yú tā jǐ tǐ yù ài hào zhě tí gōng le gèng dà de fāng biàn 。
Television has the advantage of providing sports fans with greater convenience.
Mandarin
我爸爸对我的爱和照顾不比我妈妈少。
我爸爸對我的愛和照顧不比我媽媽少。
wǒ bà ba duì wǒ de ài hé zhào gu bù bǐ wǒ mā ma shǎo 。
My father was no less affectionate and tender to me than my mother was.