心爱

• 병음: xīn ài
• 한자 분석: 心 = 心 (heart — pictograph of a heart); 爱 = 爫 + 冖 + 友 (hand + cover + friend — to cherish and protect)

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사랑하는, 소중한

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: literature, personal expression, everyday

어조: positive

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

• 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

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal