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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

可爱 [kě'ài]
  1. 1. adjective adorable

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

可爱 [kě'ài]
  1. 1. lovable; likable; lovely; cute; sweet
    这花儿真可爱。
    What a lovely flower!
    湖水清得可爱。
    The lake is beautifully clear.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

可爱 [kě'ài]
  1. 1. 形 值得爱的；让人喜爱的
    可爱的家乡
    动物园里的小猴子可爱极了。
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Examples

她喜爱她的小狗，那小狗也诚然可爱。
She loves her puppy, and the puppy is really lovable.
这小东西真可爱。
What a sweet little thing!
你儿子长得虎头虎脑，非常可爱。
Your son's a lovely boy, so strong and good natured.
湖水清得可爱。
The lake is beautifully clear.
窗外长着几棵竹子，青葱可爱。
The bamboos just outside the window are green and lovely.
西西是条可爱的白色叭儿狗。
Xi Xi is a cute, white Pekinese.
这些面被这位民间艺人搓捏为一个个可爱的小动物。
Dough is kneaded and then molded into little cute animals by this folk artisan.
这个玩具小鸭子不仅长得可爱，还会发出叽叽嘎嘎的声响。
Not only cute, this toy duck can produce a quacking sound.
她娇痴的样子真可爱！
She is charming when she acts innocently.
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Collocations

活泼可爱
lively and lovely
可爱的孩子
a lovely child
十分可爱
very lovely
长得可爱
to have a lovely face

Word Decomposition

可
[kě] 		+ 爱
[ài]

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