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爱情 vs 爱
/ àiqíng vs ài /
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Definition
爱情 is a Noun, 爱 is Verb, which means [love, to love].
Example
爱情 is a noun meaning the love between a man and a woman.
1) 爱 is a verb, with several meanings.
2) 爱 as the subject or object of a sentence is often the same as 爱情. In example ①, 爱情 can be replaced by 爱.
3) 爱情 mostly goes with polysyllabic words,e.g. 爱情故事, 爱情关系 (example ②).
2) 爱 as the subject or object of a sentence is often the same as 爱情. In example ①, 爱情 can be replaced by 爱.
3) 爱情 mostly goes with polysyllabic words,e.g. 爱情故事, 爱情关系 (example ②).
1
Wǒmen
我们
bù
不
zànchéng
赞成
méiyǒu
没有
àiqíng
爱情
de
的
hūnyīn
婚姻
。
We are against the marriage without love.
2
Tāliǎ
他俩
yǒu
有
le
了
àiqíng
爱情
guānxi
关系
。
They fell in love with each other.
爱情 and 爱 in the following example are also interchangeable.
3
Tāmen
他们
de
的
àiqíng
爱情
(
ài
爱
)
shì
是
zhēnchéng
真诚
de
的
。
The love between them is sincere.
The main usage of 爱 (as the predicate of a sentence )is different from that of 爱情.
4
Zhè
这
zhǐ
只
shì
是
yī
一
shí
时
de
的
ài
爱
,
bú
不
shi
是
zhēnzhèng
真正
de
的
àiqíng
爱情
。
This is only a moment's impulse, not the real love.