爱戴 (àidài) · to love and respect

爱戴 (àidài) means “to love and respect”. It is written with 2 characters: 爱 (love) + 戴 (to wear (glasses, hat, etc.)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 爱戴 is built

The characters

爱 ài · love

What 爱 is made of

爫zhǎo — claws
冖mì — cover
友yǒu — friend
- 又yòu — and

Origin hint: To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

戴 dài · to wear (glasses, hat, etc.)

What 戴 is made of

十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
異yì — different
- 田tián — field
  - 冂 — frame
  - 土tǔ — earth
- 共gòng — common
  - 廾gǒng — two hands
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 八bā — eight
戈gē — spear

Example sentences

他是一位受学生爱戴的老师。Tā shì yī wèi shòu xuésheng àidài de lǎoshī.He is a teacher loved and respected by his students.

这位老医生深受村民爱戴。Zhè wèi lǎo yīshēng shēn shòu cūnmín àidài.This old doctor is deeply loved by the villagers.

Questions about 爱戴

What does 爱戴 mean?

爱戴 (àidài) means “to love and respect”.

How do you pronounce 爱戴?

爱戴 is pronounced àidài.

Which HSK level is 爱戴?

爱戴 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 爱戴 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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