爱 (愛) ài

1. ài verb to love
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Love
   Notes: For example, 爱财不爱命 'to love wealth more than life' (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 1; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1a; Mathews 1931 '愛' p. 2; NCCED '爱' 1; Suyu, p. 3; Unihan '愛')
2. ài noun favor; grace; kindness
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 恩惠 (Guoyu '愛' n 2; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1b)
3. ài noun somebody who is loved
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '愛' n 3; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1c)
4. ài noun love; affection
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Measure word: 种 (ABC 'ài' 爱 n 1; Guoyu '愛' n 1; Mathews 1931 '愛' p. 2)
5. ài verb to like
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 2; Guoyu '愛' v 1; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1; NCCED '爱' 3)
6. ài verb to sympathize with; to pity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '愛' 2)
7. ài verb to begrudge
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '愛' v 2; Kroll 2015 '愛' 3)
8. ài verb to do regularly; to have the habit of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 4; Kroll 2015 '愛' 4; NCCED '爱' 4)
9. ài noun my dear
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Term of address for somebody else's daughter; same as 嬡 (Guoyu '愛' n 4)
10. ài proper noun Ai
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '愛' n 5)
11. ài adjective loved; beloved
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '愛' adj 2)
12. ài verb Love
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
13. ài noun desire; craving; trsna
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: tṛṣṇā, Pali: taṇhā, Japanese: ai, Tibetan: sred pa; in the sense of 貪 (BCSD '愛', p. 495; BL 'tṛṣṇā', p. 926; Ding '愛'; DJBT '愛', p. 423; FGDB '愛'; SH '愛', p. 400; Tzu Chuang 2012)

Contained in

• 爱果(愛果) the fruit of desire
• 无结爱天(無結愛天) Akaniṣṭha; Akanistha; Akaniṭṭha
• 大药叉女欢喜母并爱子成就法(大藥叉女歡喜母并愛子成就法) Hariti and Beloved Children Accomplishment Ritual; Da Yaochanu Huanxi Mu Bing Ai Zi Chengjiu Fa
• 爱的净化是慈悲，爱的提昇是智慧(愛的淨化是慈悲，愛的提昇是智慧) Purified love is compassion, and elevated love is wisdom
• 敬爱法(敬愛法) vasikarana
• 防心离过，不生瞋爱(防心離過，不生瞋愛) Safeguard the mind against all error
• 爱物惜物(愛物惜物) cherish one's blessings and possessions
• 慈悲爱心人宣誓典礼(慈悲愛心人宣誓典禮) Pledging Ceremony for “People of Compassion and Loving Care”
• 我爱(我愛) self-love
• 贪爱(貪愛) passion; desire; rāga ; Clinging
• 报恩爱国(報恩愛國) Love and Repay Your Country
• 极爱一子地(極愛一子地) the bhumi of the most loved son
• 天地仁心圆似月 慈悲爱物暖如春(天地仁心圓似月 慈悲愛物暖如春) Benevolence of Heaven and Earth alike the perfect moon; Warmth of compassion and loving-kindness alike Spring.

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大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 、 爱小便宜 、 爱德华·达拉第 、 尊师爱徒 、 爱普生 、 爱莉丝 、 亲爱 、 亲爱精诚 、 爱不释手 、 汎爱 、 博爱县 、 爱财如命 、 宽大仁爱 、 爱尔兰共和军 、 爱憎分明 、 爱新觉罗 、 歉爱 、 爱慕虚荣 、 由怜生爱 、 爱欲其周 、 爱国如家 、 作爱 、 爱奇艺 、 真爱 、 爱琴海 、 爱抚 、 三角恋爱 、 张爱玲 、 爱罗先珂 、 尊贤爱物 、 爱惜皮肉 、 爱达罗氏梵书 、 爱懋 、 爱留根纳 、 爱知县 、 爱词霸 、 友爱 、 爱滋病毒

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Truncated for common words

• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life 人間佛教的藍圖 Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》 — count: 104
• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life (1) 人間佛教的藍圖（上） Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 96
• Monastic Emotions are Unlike Strong Secular Emotions - My Ways at Looking at Emotion 僧情不比俗情濃──我對感情的看法 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 2 - Life 2 《百年佛緣2－生活篇2》 — count: 76
• Discussing Passion and talking of Love 談情說愛 Humanistic Buddhism Series 3 - Buddhism and Life 《人間佛教系列3－佛教與生活》 — count: 67
• The True Meaning of Love 愛的真諦 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 1 - All in a Thought 《迷悟之間(一)真理的價值》 — count: 54
• Love Equals Respect 愛就是尊重 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》 — count: 49
• Chapter 4: Reserve some Space - Love 卷四　預留空間 愛 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 7 - A Footprint with Every Step 《人間萬事7－一步一腳印》 — count: 43
• Scroll 2: Treasures Passed through the Generations - Kinds of Love 卷二 傳家之寶 愛的種類 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 10 - The Human World is Filled with Joy 《星雲法語10－歡喜滿人間》 — count: 37
• Scroll 2: Treasures Passed through the Generations - The Power of Love 卷二 傳家之寶 愛的力量 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 10 - The Human World is Filled with Joy 《星雲法語10－歡喜滿人間》 — count: 34
• Hsing Yun Diary 38 - Lowering Your Head 星雲日記38～低下頭 低下頭(1995/12/1～1995/12/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 33

Collocations

• 爱恨 (愛恨) 因此愛恨不要太強烈 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 7
• 爱瞋 (愛瞋) 愛瞋無別 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 5
• 就是爱 (就是愛) 慈愛就是愛的攝受 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 4
• 大爱 (大愛) 愛國家的大愛 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》, Lecture 7: Buddhist Wedding 第七講‧佛化婚禮 — count: 4
• 爱教 (愛教) 其愛教愛國的精神更是令人敬佩 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 17: Special People 第十七講‧特殊人物 — count: 4
• 用爱 (用愛) 用愛瞋的念頭來看待人事 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 3
• 爱物 (愛物) 愛物 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 6: Summer Retreat 第六講．結夏安居 — count: 3
• 爱来 (愛來) 有時候不一定全然用慈悲的愛來攝受你 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 3
• 总爱 (總愛) 總愛拿妻子兒女出氣 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 7: The Importance of Practicing Giving 第七講　布施為度人的根本 — count: 3
• 爱佛教 (愛佛教) 愛佛教 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 10: Causes, Conditions, and Effect 第十講．因緣果報 — count: 3