# 亲爱 (qīn'ài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 亲爱 (qīn'ài) means “dear; beloved; darling”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: dear; beloved; darling
- Pinyin: qīn'ài (qin1 ai4)
- Traditional: 親愛
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 亲爱的朋友们，欢迎参加我的生日聚会。
  Qīn'ài de péngyoumen, huānyíng cānjiā wǒ de shēngrì jùhuì.
  Dear friends, welcome to my birthday party.

## Characters

- [亲](https://hanziro.com/word/qin-close/) (qīn): close; intimate
- [爱](https://hanziro.com/word/ai-love/) (ài): to love; love

https://hanziro.com/word/qin-ai-dear/

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