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There are 53 total results for your Cherish search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

愛護


爱护

see styles
ài hù
    ai4 hu4
ai hu
 aigo
    あいご

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Love and Protect
to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
(noun, transitive verb) protection; tender care; (personal name) Aigo
to love and protect

珍愛


珍爱

see styles
zhēn ài
    zhen1 ai4
chen ai

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Cherish
to cherish

自愛


自爱

see styles
zì ài
    zi4 ai4
tzu ai
 jiai
    じあい
self-respect; self-love; self-regard; regard for oneself; to cherish one's good name; to take good care of one's health
(n,vs,vi) (1) (See ご自愛ください) taking care of oneself; (n,vs,vi) (2) self-love
Self-love, cause of all pursuit or seeking, which in turn causes all suffering. All Buddhas put away self-love and all pursuit, or seeking, such elimination being nirvāṇa.

護惜


护惜

see styles
hù xí
    hu4 xi2
hu hsi
 goshaku

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Protect Guard Treasure Cherish
to cherish

see styles
hán
    han2
han
 gon
to keep in the mouth; to contain
To hold in the mouth: cherish: restrain.

see styles

    xi1
hsi
 suminori
    すみのり
to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
(adverb) (kana only) alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically; (personal name) Suminori
To care for, regard, compassionate, pity; spare.


怀

see styles
huái
    huai2
huai
 kai
    ふところ
bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)
(out-dated kanji) (1) bosom; bust; (2) (breast) pocket; purse; handbag
To carry in the bosom, mind, or heart; to embrace, cherish; the bosom.

see styles
bào
    bao4
pao
 kakae
    かかえ
to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
(surname) Kakae
Embrace, enfold, cherish.


see styles
xié
    xie2
hsieh
 kyō
(bound form) to clasp under the arm; (bound form) to coerce; (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc)
To clasp under the arm; to cherish; to presume on.

see styles
jīn
    jin1
chin
 eri
    えり
lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
(1) collar; lapel; neckband; neck; (2) nape of the neck; scruff of the neck; (female given name) Eri

呵護


呵护

see styles
hē hù
    he1 hu4
ho hu
to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve

哀慕

see styles
 aibo
    あいぼ
cherish the memory of; yearn for

善財


善财

see styles
shàn cái
    shan4 cai2
shan ts`ai
    shan tsai
 zenzai
    ぜんざい
to cherish wealth
(surname) Zenzai
Sudhana

心懷


心怀

see styles
xīn huái
    xin1 huai2
hsin huai
 shine
to harbor (thoughts); to cherish; to entertain (illusions)
to harbor in one's mind

念想

see styles
niàn xiǎng
    nian4 xiang3
nien hsiang
to miss (the presence of); to cherish the memory of; aspiration; desire; something one keeps thinking about; (coll.) keepsake; memento; (coll.) impression (of sb or something in one's mind)

念舊


念旧

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niàn jiù
    nian4 jiu4
nien chiu
to remember old friends; to cherish old friendships; for old time's sake

思慕

see styles
sī mù
    si1 mu4
ssu mu
 shibo
    しぼ
to cherish the memory of sb; to think of with respect
(noun, transitive verb) yearning; longing for; deep affection
longing for

愛念


爱念

see styles
ài niàn
    ai4 nian4
ai nien
 ainen
    あいねん
(archaism) affection; strong feeling of love
to cherish

愛惜


爱惜

see styles
ài xī
    ai4 xi1
ai hsi
 aiseki; aijaku
    あいせき; あいじゃく
to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
(noun, transitive verb) missing someone; loathing to part
Love and care for; to be unwilling to giving up; sparing.

愛才


爱才

see styles
ài cái
    ai4 cai2
ai ts`ai
    ai tsai
to value talent; to cherish talented people

慰喩

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wèi yù
    wei4 yu4
wei yü
 iyu
to love and cherish

懷古


怀古

see styles
huái gǔ
    huai2 gu3
huai ku
to recall the past; to cherish the memory of past events; to reminisce; nostalgic

懷念


怀念

see styles
huái niàn
    huai2 nian4
huai nien
to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce

懷抱


怀抱

see styles
huái bào
    huai2 bao4
huai pao
to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

珍惜

see styles
zhēn xī
    zhen1 xi1
chen hsi
to treasure; to value; to cherish

疼惜

see styles
téng xī
    teng2 xi1
t`eng hsi
    teng hsi
to cherish; to dote on

矜愛


矜爱

see styles
jīn ài
    jin1 ai4
chin ai
 kōai
to cherish

稀罕

see styles
xī han
    xi1 han5
hsi han
rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3]

胸懷


胸怀

see styles
xiōng huái
    xiong1 huai2
hsiung huai
one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish

惜寸陰


惜寸阴

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xī cùn yīn
    xi1 cun4 yin1
hsi ts`un yin
    hsi tsun yin
to cherish every moment; to make good use of one's time

愛しむ

see styles
 itoshimu
    いとしむ
(transitive verb) (kana only) (See 愛おしむ) to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress

可愛がる

see styles
 kawaigaru
    かわいがる
(transitive verb) (1) to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to dote on; to show one's love (for); to cherish; (transitive verb) (2) to show favouritism to; to be partial to; (transitive verb) (3) to fondle; to caress; to pet; (transitive verb) (4) (colloquialism) (used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる) to be tough on; to be rough with; to torment; to train harshly

善財難捨


善财难舍

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shàn cái nán shě
    shan4 cai2 nan2 she3
shan ts`ai nan she
    shan tsai nan she
to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity; skinflint; miserly

尊老愛幼


尊老爱幼

see styles
zūn lǎo ài yòu
    zun1 lao3 ai4 you4
tsun lao ai yu
respect the old and cherish the young

愛おしむ

see styles
 itooshimu
    いとおしむ
(transitive verb) (kana only) to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress

愛しがる

see styles
 itoshigaru
    いとしがる
(transitive verb) to treat with love; to pity; to cherish

愛念救護


爱念救护

see styles
ài niàn jiù hù
    ai4 nian4 jiu4 hu4
ai nien chiu hu
 ainen kugo
cherish and protect

戒奢崇儉


戒奢崇俭

see styles
jiè shē chóng jiǎn
    jie4 she1 chong2 jian3
chieh she ch`ung chien
    chieh she chung chien
(idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality

抱殘守缺


抱残守缺

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bào cán shǒu quē
    bao4 can2 shou3 que1
pao ts`an shou ch`üeh
    pao tsan shou chüeh
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition

橫刀奪愛


横刀夺爱

see styles
héng dāo duó ài
    heng2 dao1 duo2 ai4
heng tao to ai
to rob sb of something they cherish (idiom)

養癰貽患


养痈贻患

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yǎng yōng yí huàn
    yang3 yong1 yi2 huan4
yang yung i huan
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom

養癰遺患


养痈遗患

see styles
yǎng yōng yí huàn
    yang3 yong1 yi2 huan4
yang yung i huan
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom

養虎傷身


养虎伤身

see styles
yǎng hǔ shāng shēn
    yang3 hu3 shang1 shen1
yang hu shang shen
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later; to cherish a snake in one's bosom

養虎遺患


养虎遗患

see styles
yǎng hǔ yí huàn
    yang3 hu3 yi2 huan4
yang hu i huan
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later; to cherish a snake in one's bosom

大事にする

see styles
 daijinisuru
    だいじにする
(exp,vs-i) to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

大切にする

see styles
 taisetsunisuru
    たいせつにする
(exp,vs-i) (1) to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on; (exp,vs-i) (2) to take good care of; to look after

愛おしがる

see styles
 itooshigaru
    いとおしがる
(kana only) (See 愛しがる・いとしがる,愛おしむ・いとおしむ) to dote upon; to pity; to cherish; to think tenderly of

Variations:
愛でる
賞でる

see styles
 mederu
    めでる
(transitive verb) (1) to love; to cherish; (transitive verb) (2) to admire; to appreciate

Variations:
抱く(P)
懐く

see styles
 idaku
    いだく
(transitive verb) (1) (form) (See 抱く・だく・1) to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; (transitive verb) (2) to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)

老驥伏櫪,志在千里


老骥伏枥,志在千里

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lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
    lao3 ji4 fu2 li4 , zhi4 zai4 qian1 li3
lao chi fu li , chih tsai ch`ien li
    lao chi fu li , chih tsai chien li
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations

Variations:
愛でる
賞でる(rK)

see styles
 mederu
    めでる
(transitive verb) (1) to love; to cherish; (transitive verb) (2) to admire; to appreciate

Variations:
抱く(P)
懐く
擁く(sK)

see styles
 idaku
    いだく
(transitive verb) (1) (form) (See 抱く・だく・1) to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; (transitive verb) (2) to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)

Variations:
慣れ親しむ
なれ親しむ
馴れ親しむ

see styles
 nareshitashimu
    なれしたしむ
(v5m,vi) to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 53 results for "Cherish" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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