相亲相爱

相親相愛
xiāngqīn-xiāng'ài
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 xiāngqīnxiāng'ài, cóngbù zhēngchǎo.
The brothers are devoted to each other and never quarrel.
Yījiārén xiāngqīnxiāng'ài, 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