| 爱 | ài | to love; affection; to be fond of; to like |
| 爱国 | ài guó | to love one's country; patriotic |
| 热爱 | rè ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 爱情 | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); CL:个 |
| 爱好 | ài hào | to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for; CL:个 |
| 喜爱 | xǐ ài | to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite |
| 恋爱 | liàn ài | (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair; CL:个 |
| 爱护 | ài hù | to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute; lovely |
| 爱人 | ài ren | spouse; husband; wife; sweetheart; CL:个 |
| 敬爱 | jìng ài | respect and love |
| 亲爱 | qīn ài | Dear or beloved (way of starting a letter) |
| 爱国主义 | ài guó zhǔ yì | patriotism |
| 友爱 | yǒu ài | friendly affection; fraternal love |
| 爱民 | Ài mín | Aimin district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang |
| 爱尔兰 | Ài ěr lán | Ireland |
| 爱戴 | ài dài | to love and respect; love and respect |
| 爱好者 | ài hào zhě | lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan |
| 心爱 | xīn ài | beloved |
| 仁爱 | rén ài | benevolence; charity; compassion; Renai or Jenai district of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan; Renai or Jenai township in Nantou county 南投县, central Taiwan |
| 爱上 | ài shàng | to fall in love with; to be in love with |
| 博爱 | bó ài | universal fraternity (or brotherhood); universal love; Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作, Henan |
| 相爱 | xiāng ài | to love each other |
| 爱惜 | ài xī | to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly |
| 偏爱 | piān ài | to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite |
| 爱因斯坦 | Ài yīn sī tǎn | Albert Einstein (1879-1955), famous Austrian physicist |
| 爱迪生 | ài dí shēng | Edison (name); Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931); Thomas Edison (1847-1931), famous American inventor |
| 自爱 | zì ài | self-respect; self-love; self-regard; regard for oneself; to cherish one's good name; to take good care of one's health |
| 慈爱 | cí ài | love; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children |
| 北爱尔兰 | Běi Ài ěr lán | Northern Ireland |
| 母爱 | mǔ ài | maternal love |
| 疼爱 | téng ài | to love dearly |
| 爱抚 | ài fǔ | to caress; to fondle; to look after (tenderly); affectionate care |
| 爱慕 | ài mù | to adore; to admire |
| 爱憎 | ài zēng | love and hate |
| 宠爱 | chǒng ài | to dote on sb |
| 情爱 | qíng ài | affection; friendly feelings towards sb; love |
| 恩爱 | ēn ài | conjugal love |
| 三自爱国教会 | sān zì ài guó jiào huì | Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949 |
| 三角恋爱 | sān jiǎo liàn ài | love triangle |
| 中国天主教爱国会 | Zhōng guó Tiān zhǔ jiào Ài guó huì | Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association |
中华学生爱国民主
同盟 | Zhōng huá xué sheng ài guó mín zhǔ tóng méng | Patriotic Democratic Alliance of Chinese Students |
| 五四爱国运动 | wǔ sì ài guó yùn dòng | May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles |
| 人见人爱 | rén jiàn rén ài | loved by all; to have universal appeal |
| 仁爱区 | Rén ài qū | Jenai district of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan |
| 仁爱乡 | Rén ài xiāng | Renai or Jenai township in Nantou county 南投县, central Taiwan |
| 仁民爱物 | rén mín ài wù | love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence |
| 令爱 | lìng ài | your precious daughter |
| 作爱 | zuò ài | to make love |
| 做爱 | zuò ài | to make love; sexual intercourse |
