In Chinese,"Ai" is tantamount the English word "love". But there are some different meanings between these two words.
In fact, Ai has more widely meanings than love.In English love means sth can satisfy your needs,but in chinese the sense of Ai also includes sth attracts your desire so that you wanna sacrefice(even your life).Ai means pure love in Chinese, it's not only a kind of emotion, but also a kind of ideality in Chinese culture.It is without selfish and harmful sense.