# 爱惜 (àixī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 爱惜 (àixī) means “to treasure; to use sparingly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to treasure; to use sparingly
- Pinyin: àixī (ai4 xi1)
- Traditional: 愛惜
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 我们应该爱惜公共财物。
  Wǒmen yīnggāi àixī gōnggòng cáiwù.
  We should treasure public property.

## Characters

- [爱](https://hanziro.com/word/ai-love/) (ài): to love; love
- 惜 (xī): to cherish; to begrudge

https://hanziro.com/word/ai-xi-treasure/

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