# 疼爱 (téng'ài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 疼爱 (téng'ài) means “to love dearly; to dote on”. It was previously included at level 5 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to love dearly; to dote on
- Pinyin: téng'ài (teng2 ai4)
- Traditional: 疼愛
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 奶奶最疼爱她的小孙子了。
  Nǎinai zuì téng'ài tā de xiǎo sūnzi le.
  Grandma dotes on her youngest grandson the most.

## Characters

- [疼](https://hanziro.com/word/teng-hurt/) (téng): to hurt; sore
- [爱](https://hanziro.com/word/ai-love/) (ài): to love; love

https://hanziro.com/word/teng-ai-love-dearly/

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