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可爱 (kě ài): Lovely (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

可 • kě • can, may; to approve, to permit
kě可

can, may; to approve, to permit

爱 • ài • to love • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
ài爱

to love

Word Info

Pinyinkě ài
Meaninglovely; loveable
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 可爱.

  • 重要zhòng yàoimportant
  • 清楚qīng chuclear
  • 见面jiàn miànto meet
  • 帽子mào zihat
  • 一会儿yī huì era short while
  • 决定jué dìngdecide
  • 经过jīng guòpass through
  • 生气shēng qìto get angry
  • 有名yǒu míngfamous
  • 不但...而且...bù dàn... ér qiě...not only……but also……
  • 裤子kù zitrousers
  • 打扫dǎ sǎoto clean
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 可爱.

Words with 可
  • 可以kě yǐcan; may
  • 可能kě néngperhaps; possibly
  • 可怜kě liánpitiful; to have pity on
  • 可惜
kě xī
it's a pity
  • 可是kě shìbut
  • 可怕kě pàfrightening; dreadful
  • 可见kě jiànit is thus clear that; visible; visual
  • 可靠kě kàoreliable; dependable; trustworthy
    • Words with 爱
    • 喜爱xǐ àito like
    • 爱人ài renspouse (PRC)
    • 爱好ài hàointerests; hobbies
    • 爱情ài qíngromantic love
    • 亲爱qīn àidear; beloved
    • 恋爱liàn àilove
    • 热爱rè àihave deep love for; love heartily
    • 爱心ài xīncompassion; kindness; consideration
    4.

    How to Use 可爱 in Sentences

    Adjective + Nounwith孩子
    kě可
    ài爱
    de的
    hái孩
    zi子
    neutral
    cute child
    Adverb + Adjectivewith很
    hěn很
    kě可
    ài爱
    Verb + Objectwith觉得
    jué觉
    de得
    kě可
    ài爱
    Verb + Complementwith长
    zhǎng长
    de得
    kě可
    ài爱
    5.

    Example Sentences with 可爱

    zhè这
    zhǐ只
    xiǎo小
    māo猫
    hěn很
    kě可
    neutral
    very cute
    neutral
    think (something) is cute
    neutral
    Spoken
    look cute
    ài
    爱
    。
    This little cat is very cute.
    zhè这
    zhī只
    xiǎo小
    māo猫
    fēi非
    cháng常
    kě可
    ài爱
    。
    This kitten is very lovely.
    tā她
    jīn今
    tiān天
    chuān穿
    de的
    nà那
    tiáo条
    qún裙
    zi子
    tè特
    bié别
    kě可
    ài爱
    ，
    hěn很
    shì适
    hé合
    tā她
    。
    The dress she is wearing today is especially lovely and suits her very well.
    tā她
    de的
    xiào笑
    róng容
    hěn很
    kě可
    ài爱
    ，
    ràng让
    rén人
    xīn心
    qíng情
    yú愉
    kuài快
    。
    Her smile is adorable and makes people feel happy.
    nǐ你
    jué觉
    de得
    zhè这
    ge个
    xīn新
    chū出
    de的
    kǎ卡
    tōng通
    xíng形
    xiàng象
    kě可
    ài爱
    ma吗
    ？
    Do you think this newly released cartoon character is adorable?