Cherish in Chinese
to cherish · HSK 5
爱护
- 爱 to love
- 护 to protect
请大家爱护花草。 Everyone, please take care of the plants.
Other ways to say cherish
More words with 爱 or 护
How do you say cherish in Chinese?
Cherish in Chinese is 爱护 (ài hù). You can also say 珍惜 (zhēn xī), 抱 (bào), 怀 (huái).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
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