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ài

爱àiài
to love
FromLesson 12inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of ài

我Wǒ　觉得juéde　每个měige　人rén　都dōu　有yǒu　选择xuǎnzé　自己zìjǐ　想xiǎng　爱ài　谁shéi　的de　权利quánlì。Wǒ juéde měige rén dōu yǒu xuǎnzé zìjǐ xiǎng ài shéi de quánlì.
I think everyone has the right to choose whom they want to love.
我wǒ　很hěn　爱ài　我wǒ　的de　家人jiārén。wǒ hěn ài wǒ de jiārén.
I really love my family.
我wǒ　觉得juéde　不管bùguǎn　爱ài　谁shéi，　都dōu　应该yīnggāi　有yǒu　选择xuǎnzé　的de　权利quánlì。wǒ juéde bùguǎn ài shéi, dōu yīnggāi yǒu xuǎnzé de quánlì.
I think that no matter whom you love, you should have the right to choose.
她tā　很hěn　爱ài　旅lǚ游yóu，　觉得juéde　看kàn　世shì界jiè　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。tā hěn ài lǚyóu, juéde kàn shìjiè hěn yǒuyìsi.
She really loves traveling and feels that seeing the world is very interesting.
她tā　很hěn　爱ài　吃chī　甜tián　的de　东西dōngxi，　比如bǐrú　蛋糕dàngāo　和hé　巧克力qiǎokèlì。tā hěn ài chī tián de dōngxi, bǐrú dàngāo hé qiǎokèlì.
She really loves eating sweet things, such as cake and chocolate.
我wǒ　邻居línjū　是shì　大学生dàxuéshēng，　既jì　爱ài　画画huàhuà　又yòu　爱ài　打篮球dǎlánqiú，　我wǒ　很hěn　羡慕xiànmù　她tā。wǒ línjū shì dàxuéshēng, jì ài huàhuà yòu ài dǎlánqiú, wǒ hěn xiànmù tā.
My neighbor is a college student; she both loves drawing and loves playing basketball, and I really envy her.
他Tā　从小cóngxiǎo　爱ài　听tīng　故事gùshi，　现在xiànzài　想xiǎng　当dāng　小说家xiǎoshuōjiā。Tā cóngxiǎo ài tīng gùshi, xiànzài xiǎng dāng xiǎoshuōjiā.
Ever since he was little, he has loved listening to stories, and now he wants to be a novelist.
在zài　朋友péngyou　中zhōng，　她tā　最zuì　爱ài　旅lǚ游yóu。zài péngyou zhōng, tā zuì ài lǚyóu.
Among her friends, she loves traveling the most.

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