How common it is
喜爱 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say xǐ ài slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
喜爱表示很喜欢、很爱好。
xǐ ài biǎo shì hěn xǐ huan 、 hěn ài hào。
Like very much means to be very fond of something.
Context note
喜爱常出现在兴趣、食物和人事物里。
xǐ ài cháng chū xiàn zài xìng qù 、 shí wù hé rén shì wù lǐ。
Like very much often appears with hobbies, food, and people/things.
5 examples
我喜爱中文。
wǒ xǐ ài zhōng wén。
I like Chinese very much.
她喜爱音乐。
tā xǐ ài yīn yuè。
She loves music.
孩子们喜爱这个故事。
hái zi men xǐ ài zhè ge gù shì。
The children love this story.
他喜爱运动。
tā xǐ ài yùn dòng。
He loves sports.
我们都喜爱春天。
wǒ men dōu xǐ ài chūn tiān。
We all love spring.
5 mini stories
我喜爱读书，每天都会看一会儿。
wǒ xǐ ài dú shū， měi tiān dōu huì kàn yí huì er。
I love reading and look at books every day.
妹妹喜爱画画，画了很多漂亮的花。
mèi mei xǐ ài huà huà， huà le hěn duō piào liang de huā。
My younger sister loves drawing and drew many pretty flowers.
老师说喜爱学习的人会进步更快。
lǎo shī shuō xǐ ài xué xí de rén huì jìn bù gèng kuài。
The teacher said people who love learning improve faster.
他喜爱帮助别人，所以大家都喜欢他。
tā xǐ ài bāng zhù bié rén， suǒ yǐ dà jiā dōu xǐ huan tā。
He likes helping others, so everyone likes him.
我们喜爱这个班级，因为大家都很友好。
wǒ men xǐ ài zhè ge bān jí， yīn wèi dà jiā dōu hěn yǒu hǎo。
We love this class because everyone is very friendly.