Chinese symbol for “spoil”
溺爱
nì ài
Traditional: 溺愛
to spoil; to pamper; to dote on
The closest CC-CEDICT match for spoil is 溺爱 (nì ài), defined as: to spoil; to pamper; to dote on.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “spoil”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宠坏 (寵壞) | chǒng huài | to spoil (a child etc) |
| 糟蹋 | zāo tà | to waste; to spoil; to ruin; to wreck |
| 惯坏 (慣壞) | guàn huài | to spoil (a child) |
| 弄糟 | nòng zāo | to spoil; to mess up |
| 宠溺 (寵溺) | chǒng nì | to spoil; to indulge |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 溺爱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溺水 | nì shuǐ | to drown |
| 溺死 | nì sǐ | to drown |
| 沉溺 (沈溺) | chén nì | variant of 沉溺 (chén nì) |
| 溺亡 | nì wáng | to drown |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 爱国 (愛國) | ài guó | to love one's country; patriotic |
| 喜爱 (喜愛) | xǐ ài | to like; to love |
See also: Japanese symbol for “spoil”.
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