HSK 5 · Emotions

热爱 rè'ài “to love ardently” in Chinese

Traditional 熱愛

What 热爱 means

  1. to love ardently
  2. to adore

How to say 热爱

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale热rè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale爱ài4th tone, falling

热爱 in a sentence

  1. 他真的很热爱音乐。

    Tā zhēn de hěn rè'ài yīnyuè.

    He really loves music.

    Sentence #1450399 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他天生热爱冒险。

    Tā tiānshēng rè'ài màoxiǎn.

    He has a natural love of adventure.

    Sentence #5763025 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 对工作的热爱是通往幸福的钥匙。

    Duì gōngzuò de rè'ài shì tōngwǎng xìngfú de yàoshi.

    A love of your work is the key to happiness.

    Sentence #4934629 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 热爱 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 热 (rè) with each of its parts in a different colour
热rèto warm up
  • 执to execute · zhíSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 执 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with rè.

The character 爱 (ài) with each of its parts in a different colour
爱àito love; to be fond of; to like
  • 爫claw form of 爪 · zhǎo
  • 冖cover · mì
  • 友friend · yǒu

Memory aidA hand 爫 bringing a friend 友 under a cover 冖: love.

How to write 热爱

热 10 strokes · 爱 10 strokes

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热爱 (rè'ài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 热爱 (rè'ài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 热爱

Words with 热

热rè · hot热情rèqíng · cordial热闹rènao · bustling with noise and excitement热烈rèliè · enthusiastic热心rèxīn · enthusiastic亲热qīnrè · affectionate热门rèmén · popular炎热yánrè · scorching hot (weather)热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàng · eyes brimming with tears

Words with 爱

爱ài · to love可爱kě'ài · cute爱好àihào · hobby爱人àiren · husband or wife喜爱xǐ'ài · to like爱情àiqíng · romance恋爱liàn'ài · romantic love爱护àihù · to cherish爱惜àixī · to cherish亲爱qīn'ài · dear

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

期待qīdài · to look forward to气氛qìfēn · atmosphere轻视qīngshì · to look down on情绪qíngxù · mood热心rèxīn · enthusiastic疼爱téng'ài · to love dearly痛苦tòngkǔ · pain痛快tòngkuài · delighted

FAQs

热爱 (rè’ài) means “to love ardently” or “to adore”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it rè’ài: rè with a 4th tone, then ài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 热爱 is written 熱愛. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type reai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 热爱 from the suggestions. Typing reai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
热爱 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.