心爱

• ピンイン: xīn ài
• 漢字の分解: 心 = 心 (heart — pictograph of a heart); 爱 = 爫 + 冖 + 友 (hand + cover + friend — to cherish and protect)

意味

愛しい／大切な

Used as an attributive adjective before a noun (心爱的人, 心爱的东西). Carries a warm, tender emotional tone. Common in literary, romantic, and personal expression.

例文

1. 他把心爱的吉他捐给了家乡的学校，希望孩子们能从中找到音乐的乐趣。
2. 老人悉心保存着那张心爱的老照片，那是他与妻子相遇时留下的唯一影像。
3. 失去心爱的宠物，对她而言是一段难以释怀的悲痛经历。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, personal expression, everyday

トーン: positive

正しい言い方

• 他终于鼓起勇气，向心爱的人表达了压抑已久的情感。(He finally mustered the courage to express to his beloved the feelings he had long suppressed.)
• 这件心爱的外套陪伴了她整个大学时光，她始终舍不得丢弃。(This cherished coat had accompanied her throughout her university years, and she could never bring herself to discard it.)

避ける言い方

• 我心爱这本书 — 心爱 is an attributive adjective, not a verb; say 我非常喜爱这本书 or 这是我心爱的书

起源と歴史

心 (heart) + 爱 (love/cherish) — something that one loves with all one's heart

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal