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The Chinese word keai - 可爱 - kěài
(lovely in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
kěài
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English translations
lovely,
pretty, sweet, honey, dear
Chinese characters:
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可爱 ( keai / kěài ) in traditional characters
可愛
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 可爱 ( keai / kěài ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe zhi mao zhen keai!
Zhè zhī māo zhēn kěài!– English translation: This cat is really sweet!
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to love | can
可爱 ( keai / kěài ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 358)
可爱 ( keai / kěài ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 358)
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