偏爱 meaning in English

piān'ài

to be partial towards sth; to favor

Traditional 偏愛21 strokes

Meaning of 偏爱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

piān'ài
  1. to be partial towards sth
  2. to favor
  3. to prefer
  4. preference
  5. favorite

偏爱 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā偏piān爱ài加jiā拿ná大dà的de女nǚ人rén。
He prefers Canadian women.
相xiāng比bǐ于yú智zhì慧huì更gèng偏piān爱ài力lì量liàng是shì不bù公gōng平píng的de。
It is not just to prefer strength to good wisdom.
我wǒ不bù喜xǐ欢huān假jiǎ阳yáng具jù,我wǒ更gèng偏piān爱ài真zhēn的de𣬠jī𣬶ba。
I don't like using dildos, I prefer real cocks.

Stroke order for each character

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偏 piān · to lean · 11 strokes

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爱 ài · to love · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 偏爱.

爱好àihàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
可爱kě'àiadorable; cute
爱情àiqíngromance; love (romantic)
爱人àirenspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
热爱rè'àito love ardently; to adore
爱心àixīncompassion; kindness
亲爱qīn'àidear; beloved
喜爱xǐ'àito like; to love
爱国àiguóto love one's country; patriotic
爱护àihùto cherish; to treasure
恋爱liàn'ài(romantic) love; in love
关爱guān'àito show concern and care for

Questions about 偏爱

What does 偏爱 mean?

偏爱 (piān'ài) means "to be partial towards sth; to favor".

How do you write 偏爱?

偏爱 is made of 2 characters: 偏 (11 strokes), 爱 (10 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

How is 偏爱 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 偏爱 is written 偏愛.