相亲相爱

相親相愛
xiāngqīnxiāngài
idiom #23,349

Meanings

  1. 1 to love and cherish each other
  2. 2 very close and devoted
  3. 3 inseparable (of family or loved ones)

Examples

Tāmen xiōngdì zhījiān xiāngqīnxiāngài, cóng bù zhēngchǎo.
The brothers are devoted to each other and never quarrel.
Yījiā rén xiāngqīnxiāngài, rìzi guò de hěn xìngfú.
A family that loves each other dearly lives happily.

Tips

memory
The … pattern signals mutual action: 相亲 (mutually close/dear) + 相爱 (mutually loving). Both halves describe the same bond from different angles — closeness and love.

Stroke Order

xiāng
qīn
ài