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挚爱

摯愛
zhì'ài
noun #8,622

Meanings

  1. 1 beloved; one's dearest
  2. 2 deep love; devoted affection

Characters

挚
zhì
sincere; earnest; devoted
爱
ài
love; to love
Sincere + love - the deepest, most heartfelt kind of love.

Examples

HSK 2
她是他一生的挚爱。
Tā shì tā yīshēng de zhì'ài.
She is the love of his life.
HSK 3
失去挚爱是最痛苦的事。
Shīqù zhì'ài shì zuì tòngkǔ de shì.
Losing one's beloved is the most painful thing.
HSK 7-9
他对音乐有着挚爱之情。
Tā duì yīnyuè yǒu zhe zhì'ài zhī qíng.
He has a deep love for music.

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挚爱 is literary and deeply emotional - used in wedding speeches, eulogies, love letters, and formal contexts. In casual speech, people say 最爱 (favorite/most loved) or 心爱的人 (the person one loves).

Stroke Order

挚 zhì
爱 ài