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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

爱护 [àihù]
  1. 1. verb take care of

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

爱护 [àihù]
  1. 1. cherish; treasure; take good care of
    爱护公物
    take good care of public property
    爱护儿童
    take good care of children; bring up children with loving care

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

爱护 [àihù]
  1. 1. 爱惜保护
    爱护校园的一草一木
    互相关心,互相爱护
  2. 2. 参见"爱惜"的提示。

Examples

爱护儿童
take good care of children; bring up children with loving care
爱护展品,请勿动手。
Please don't touch the exhibits.
爱护工具
take good care of the tools.
官长必须爱护士兵,不能漠不关心。
Officers must cherish their men and must not be indifferent to their well-being.
爱护集体的荣誉
cherish the good name of the collective
爱护公物,人人有责。
It is everybody's duty to take good care of public property.
爱护
互相关心,互相爱护

Collocations

爱护公物
take care of public property
爱护下一代
take care of the youth
爱护有加
love and care more
倍加爱护
to take more care of something
关心爱护
care and protect
小心爱护
love and protect carefully

Word Decomposition


[ài]
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[hù]

nciku Note

爱护 and 保护

万万 and 千万
wànwàn and qiānwàn

1. 爱护 means "to cherish or hold dear (a person or thing)" with an emphasis on holding dear.
(1) 我们要爱护公共环境
(2) 你应该对你的自行车爱护一点。
(3) 我们要尊敬老人,爱护儿童。

2. 保护 means "to protect (a person or thing)" with the stress on keeping safe from harm.
(1) 人民警察的天职是保护人民财产不受侵害。
(2) 当地居民特别注重对环境的保护
(3) 放心吧,我会保护你的。

Sometimes these two words are interchangeable, but the stress is still not the same.
(4) 我们应该注意爱护保护)这片草地。

1.“爱护”表示爱惜,使不受损害,可用于人或物,重点在于爱惜。
2.“保护”表示照顾护卫,也可用于人或物,重点在于使不受伤害、破坏。
有时两个词可以互换,但侧重点有所不同。

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