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to spoil

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ni4ai4 nìài

Meaning


Primary

to spoil

Alternatives

spoil, spoils, spoiling, spoiled

Mnemonic


溺爱 To spoil a person is 溺 to drown them in 爱 love to such a degree that are incapable of growing up or being independent.

Usage


父母 不 应该 溺爱 孩子。

Parents should not spoil their children.

他 的 祖父母 总是 溺爱 他。

His grandparents always spoil him.

溺爱 不是 真正 的 爱。

Spoiling (someone) is not true love.

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