可爱

可愛

kě'ài

adjective HSK 2 #599

Meanings

1 cute
2 adorable
3 lovely

Characters

worthy of; -able

Literally 'lovable'

Examples

这只猫好可爱！

Zhè zhī māo hǎo kě'ài!

This cat is so cute!

你的孩子很可爱。

Nǐ de háizi hěn kě'ài.

Your child is very cute.

熊猫太可爱了。

Xióngmāo tài kě'ài le.

Pandas are so adorable.

Tips

culture

In Chinese internet slang, 可爱 is often shortened to 卡哇伊 (kǎwāyī), borrowed from the Japanese 'kawaii'.

Stroke Order

可 kě

爱 ài