How to Say I Love You in Chinese

Learn how to say I love you in Chinese (wǒ ài nǐ / 我爱你) with pronunciation, cultural context, and romantic phrases.

我爱你
wǒ ài nǐ — I love you

How to Pronounce 我爱你

Pinyin: wǒ ài nǐ

Tones: 3rd + 4th + 3rd

When to use: The direct romantic expression. Chinese culture uses 我爱你 less casually than English.

Example Sentences with 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ)

我喜欢你。

wǒ xǐ huān nǐ.

I like you (less intense than I love you).

你是我的全世界。

nǐ shì wǒ de quán shì jiè.

You are my whole world.

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