酷爱

Traditional (Taiwan): 酷愛

kù'ài ㄎㄨˋ ㄞˋ

    • to be keen on
    • to have a passion for

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 热爱 rè'ài
    • 热爱生活 to love life
    • 热爱大自然 to love nature
  • 喜爱 xǐ'ài
    • 喜爱书画 to be fond of calligraphy and painting
    • 喜爱小动物 to like small animals

Antonyms 反义词

  • 痛恨 tònghèn
    • 痛恨卖国贼 to loathe traitors
    • 令人痛恨 deeply loathsome
  • 厌恶 yànwù

Telling them apart

热爱 is wide in range, fits people, organizations, leaders and things, and is used in both speech and writing. 酷爱 is stronger than 热爱, mostly written and rather solemn. 喜爱 is the mildest and can go with any person or thing.

Other words read kù'ài

ku'ai with other tones

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