谈恋爱
tán liàn ài
Pinyin

Definition

谈恋爱
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tán liàn ài
  1. to court
  2. to go steady
  3. to be dating

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

kě ài
  1. 1 adorable
  2. 2 cute
  3. 3 lovely
ài
  1. 1 to love
  2. 2 to be fond of
  3. 3 to like
  4. 4 affection
  5. 5 to be inclined (to do sth)
  6. 6 to tend to (happen)
ài qíng
  1. 1 romance
  2. 2 love (romantic)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn]
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
liàn ài
  1. 1 (romantic) love
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],場|场[chǎng]
  3. 3 in love
  4. 4 to have an affair
qīn ài
  1. 1 dear
  2. 2 beloved
  3. 3 darling
jiāo tán
  1. 1 to discuss
  2. 2 to converse
  3. 3 chat
  4. 4 discussion
piān ài
  1. 1 to be partial towards sth
  2. 2 to favor
  3. 3 to prefer
  4. 4 preference
  5. 5 favorite
chū liàn
  1. 1 first love
Běi Ài
  1. 1 abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Běi Ài ěr lán], Northern Ireland
tóng xìng liàn
  1. 1 homosexuality
  2. 2 gay person
  3. 3 gay love
xǐ ài
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to love
  3. 3 to be fond of
  4. 4 favorite
shī liàn
  1. 1 to lose one's love
  2. 2 to break up (in a romantic relationship)
  3. 3 to feel jilted
chǒng ài
  1. 1 to dote on sb
Zhāng Ài líng
  1. 1 Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
xīn ài
  1. 1 beloved
ēn ài
  1. 1 loving affection (in a couple)
  2. 2 conjugal love
ài shàng
  1. 1 to fall in love with
  2. 2 to be in love with
ài ren
  1. 1 spouse (PRC)
  2. 2 lover (non-PRC)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
ài guó
  1. 1 to love one's country
  2. 2 patriotic

Idioms (20)

仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
  1. 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
因爱成恨
yīn ài chéng hèn
  1. 1 hatred caused by love (idiom)
  2. 2 to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn
  1. 1 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable remarks
嫌贫爱富
xián pín ài fù
  1. 1 to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom)
  2. 2 snobbish
宽大仁爱
kuān dà rén ài
  1. 1 tolerant and lenient (idiom)
忠君爱国
zhōng jūn ài guó
  1. 1 faithful patriots (idiom)
爱不忍释
ài bù rěn shì
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
爱不释手
ài bù shì shǒu
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
  1. 1 lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected
  2. 2 Love me, love my dog.
爱美之心,人皆有之
ài měi zhī xīn , rén jiē yǒu zhī
  1. 1 everyone loves beauty (idiom)
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
  1. 1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
  2. 2 My hands are tied.
爱财如命
ài cái rú mìng
  1. 1 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. avaricious
  3. 3 tightfisted
撇开不谈
piē kāi bù tán
  1. 1 to ignore an issue (idiom)
横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài
  1. 1 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
混为一谈
hùn wéi yī tán
  1. 1 to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
无稽之谈
wú jī zhī tán
  1. 1 complete nonsense (idiom)
无话不谈
wú huà bù tán
  1. 1 not to hold anything back (idiom)
  2. 2 (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
男欢女爱
nán huān nu:3 ài
  1. 1 passionate love (idiom)
相亲相爱
xiāng qīn xiāng ài
  1. 1 to be kind and love one another (idiom); bound by deep emotions

Sample Sentences

怎么帮?谈恋爱这种事别人插不了手的。
zěnme bāng ?tánliànài zhèzhǒng shì biérén chābùliǎo shǒu de 。
How can I help? Nobody can interfere when it comes to relationships.
一个人他没有女朋友,他跟他的朋友说:”我不想谈恋爱。是我自己不想谈恋爱。“那你的很讨厌的朋友就会说:”你长成这样,你想谈恋爱,也没有人会跟你谈啊。“
yī gè rén tā méiyǒu nǚpéngyou ,tā gēn tā de péngyou shuō :”wǒ bù xiǎng tán liàn ài 。shì wǒ zìjǐ bù xiǎng tán liàn ài 。“nà nǐ de hěn tǎoyàn de péngyou jiù huì shuō :”nǐ zhǎng chéng zhèyàng ,nǐ xiǎng tán liàn ài ,yě méiyǒurén huì gēn nǐ tán a 。“
He's single and doesn't have a girlfriend, and he says to his friends: “I don't want to date anybody. It's that I don't want to go on dates.” Then your horrible friend can say: “The way you look, even if you wanted to go on a date, nobody would want to go on a date with you.”
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他是一个三心二意的男人,不要跟他谈恋爱。
tā shì yī gè sānxīn èryì de nánrén ,bù yào gēn tā tán liàn ài 。
He is a guy who's easily distracted. Don't fall in love with him.
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小姐,这是工作,不是谈恋爱。
xiǎojie ,zhè shì gōngzuò ,bùshì tán liàn\'ài 。
Miss, this is work, not a date.
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谈恋爱
tán liàn\'ài
To date.
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