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偏爱

偏爱 (piān ài): Prefer (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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偏爱 consists of 2 characters.

inclined to one side; not central or balanced

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinpiān ài

Meaningprefer

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word偏爱

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 偏爱.

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偏差piān chāHSK 6
偏见piān jiànHSK 6
偏向piān xiàngHSK 7-9
偏旁piān pángHSK 7-9
偏离piān líHSK 7-9
偏远piān yuǎnHSK 7-9

Words with 爱

可爱kě àiHSK 3
喜爱xǐ àiHSK 3
爱人ài renHSK 3
爱好ài hàoHSK 3
爱情ài qíngHSK 4
亲爱qīn àiHSK 5
恋爱liàn àiHSK 5
热爱

rè ài

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 偏爱 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 偏爱 with other words naturally.

Possessive + Nounwith父母

fù父

mǔ母

de的

piān偏

ài爱

neutral

parental favoritism

Adverb + Verbwith特别

tè特

bié别

piān偏

ài爱

Verb + Object

piān偏

ài爱

tián甜

shí食

neutral

have a preference for sweets

4.

Example Sentences with 偏爱

mā妈

mā妈

piān偏

ài爱

dì弟

di弟

。

neutral

especially favor

shòu受

dào到

piān偏

ài爱

formal

receive preferential treatment

Mom favors my younger brother.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

xuǎn选

zé择

zhòng众

duō多

，

wǒ我

yī依

rán然

piān偏

ài爱

zhè这

jiā家

lǎo老

zì字

hào号

de的

dú独

tè特

fēng风

wèi味

。

Despite the many options, I still prefer the unique flavor of this time-honored restaurant.

zài在

zhèng政

cè策

zhì制

dìng定

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

bì避

miǎn免

piān偏

ài爱

rèn任

hé何

tè特

dìng定

lì利

yì益

qún群

tǐ体

。

In policy formulation, we must avoid favoring any particular interest group.

zài在

shuǐ水

guǒ果

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

piān偏

ài爱

píng苹

guǒ果

。

Among fruits, I prefer apples.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

rú如

cǐ此

piān偏

ài爱

zài在

shēn深

yè夜

jìn进

xíng行

chuàng创

zuò作

xìng性

de的

sī思

kǎo考

ne呢

？

Why do you so strongly prefer engaging in creative thinking late at night?

gōng公

zhèng正

de的

cái裁

pàn判

jué绝

bú不

huì会

piān偏

ài爱

zhǔ主

chǎng场

duì队

wu伍

ér而

yǐng影

xiǎng响

pàn判

fá罚

。

A fair referee would never favor the home team and let it influence their calls.

lǎo老

shī师

bù不

yīng应

gāi该

piān偏

ài爱

chéng成

jì绩

hǎo好

de的

xué学

shēng生

。

Teachers should not show favoritism towards students with good grades.

suī虽

rán然

tā他

jīng精

tōng通

duō多

zhǒng种

huì绘

huà画

fēng风

gé格

，

dàn但

nèi内

xīn心

shǐ始

zhōng终

piān偏

ài爱

yìn印

xiàng象

pài派

de的

méng朦

lóng胧

zhī之

měi美

。

Although he is proficient in many painting styles, his heart has always preferred the hazy beauty of Impressionism.