爱惜 (愛惜)
ài xī
Pinyin

Definition

爱惜 (愛惜)
 - 
ài xī
  1. to cherish
  2. to treasure
  3. to use sparingly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

可惜
kě xī
  1. 1 it is a pity
  2. 2 what a pity
  3. 3 unfortunately
珍惜
zhēn xī
  1. 1 to treasure
  2. 2 to value
  3. 3 to cherish
惜
xī
  1. 1 to cherish
  2. 2 to begrudge
  3. 3 to pity
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [xí]
不惜
bù xī
  1. 1 not stint
  2. 2 not spare
  3. 3 not hesitate (to do sth)
  4. 4 not scruple (to do sth)
吝惜
lìn xī
  1. 1 to stint
  2. 2 to be miserly

Idioms (3)

惺惺惜惺惺
xīng xīng xī xīng xīng
  1. 1 people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
  2. 2 to sympathize with one another
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
  1. 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
食之无味，弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
  1. 1 lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them

Sample Sentences

唉！儿子啊，不是不让你买，但是你也要懂得爱惜东西，像这套，去年底才买的吧？穿不到几个月啊，丢掉太浪费了！
ài ！érzi ā ，bùshì bùràng nǐ mǎi ，dànshì nǐ yě yào dǒngde àixī dōngxi ，xiàng zhè tào ，qùniándǐ cái mǎi de ba ？chuān bùdào jǐ ge yuè ā ，diūdiào tài làngfèi le ！
Ah! Son! It's not that I don't want to let you buy them, but you have to understand that you need to make good use out of things. Like this sports gear, didn't you just buy it at the end of last year? You've only worn it a couple of months, so it would be such a waste to throw them out!
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同样，如果君主推举贤人做官，那么人民就学会了竞争，君主爱惜金银财宝，那么人民就懂得了偷盗。所以要想治理好国家，就应该让人民头脑空，肚子饱，身体强壮，但没有欲望。这叫做“无为而治”，就是什么都不需要做的、顺其自然的治国方法。
tóngyàng ，rúguǒ jūnzhǔ tuījǔ xiánrén zuòguān ，nàme rénmín jiù xuéhuì le jìngzhēng ，jūnzhǔ àixī jīnyíncáibǎo ，nàme rénmín jiù dǒngde le tōudào 。suǒyǐ yào xiǎng zhìlǐ hǎo guójiā ，jiù yīnggāi ràng rénmín tóunǎo kōng ，dùzi bǎo ，shēntǐ qiángzhuàng ，dàn méiyǒu yùwàng 。zhè jiàozuò “wúwéi \'érzhì ”，jiùshì shénme dōu bù xūyào zuò de 、shùnqízìrán de zhìguó fāngfǎ 。
By the same token, if a monarch selects wise men to become officials, the people will become competitive; if he covets wealth and treasure, the people will learn to steal. Therefore, in order to properly administer a country, the peoples' minds should be empty, their bellies full, and their bodies strong, but they should have no desires. This is called "governing by doing nothing;" using it, you need not do anything. It's a method of governance that follows the natural course of nature.
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