恋爱
liàn ài
Pinyin

Definition

恋爱
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liàn ài
  1. (romantic) love
  2. CL:個|个[gè],場|场[chǎng]
  3. in love
  4. to have an affair

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
qīn ài
  1. 1 dear
  2. 2 beloved
  3. 3 darling
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 hào
  1. 1 to like
  2. 2 to take pleasure in
  3. 3 keen on
  4. 4 fond of
  5. 5 interest
  6. 6 hobby
  7. 7 appetite for
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
ài hào zhě
  1. 1 lover (of art, sports etc)
  2. 2 amateur
  3. 3 enthusiast
  4. 4 fan
Ài dé huá
  1. 1 Edward
  2. 2 Édouard (name)
ài xīn
  1. 1 compassion
  2. 2 kindness
  3. 3 care for others
  4. 4 love
  5. 5 CL:片[piàn]
  6. 6 charity (bazaar, golf day etc)
  7. 7 heart (the symbol ♥)

Idioms (20)

仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
  1. 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
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
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
横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài
  1. 1 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
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
神爱世人
shén ài shì rén
  1. 1 the gods love the common people (idiom)
移情别恋
yí qíng bié liàn
  1. 1 change of affection, shift of love (idiom); to change one's feelings to another love
  2. 2 to fall in love with sb else
老马恋栈
lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn
  1. 1 lit. the old horse loves his stable
  2. 2 fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
舐犊之爱
shì dú zhī ài
  1. 1 the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom)
  2. 2 parental love
萝卜白菜,各有所爱
luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài
  1. 1 one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
  2. 2 to each his own
谈情说爱
tán qíng shuō ài
  1. 1 to murmur endearments (idiom)
  2. 2 to get into a romantic relationship

Sample Sentences

我谈了好几回的恋爱。
wǒ tán le hǎojǐhuí de liàn\'ài 。
I've been in quite a few relationships.
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哈哈,我只是要确定我没记错嘛!我有好多朋友都在谈远距恋爱。
hāhā ,wǒ zhǐshì yào quèdìng wǒ méi jìcuò ma !wǒ yǒu hǎo duō péngyou dōu zài tán yuǎnjù liàn\'ài 。
Ha ha, I just wanted to check I hadn't remembered incorrectly! I have lots of friends in long-distance relationships.
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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.
我的想法是,他们都在青春期,对于恋爱是很懵懂的。我们能做的就是好好引导他们,让他们逐渐理解爱的真意和责任。教他们处理好学习和感情的关系。我从小教导思凯成为一名绅士,要学会……
wǒde xiǎngfǎ shì ,tāmen dōu zài qīngchūnqī ,duìyú liàn\'ài shì hěn méngdǒng de 。wǒmen néng zuò de jiùshì hǎohāo yǐndǎo tāmen ,ràng tāmen zhújiàn lǐjiě ài de zhēnyì hé zérèn 。jiāo tāmen chǔlǐ hǎo xuéxí hé gǎnqíng de guānxi 。wǒ cóngxiǎo jiàodǎo sīkǎi chéngwéi yī míng shēnshì ,yào xuéhuì ……
My thought is that they are in adolescence and are very muddled about romantic love. What we can do is guide them well to help them to understand the true meaning and responsibilities of love. And to teach them how to manage the connection between study and relationships well. We have taught Sikai from when he was little, to become a gentleman, you have to learn ....
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当然。AppleWatch可是恋爱神器啊!你们一人一个,她一抬手就能看到你的信息,跟你通话。你们还可以感受对方的心跳呢!
dāngrán 。AppleWatch kěshì liàn\'ài shénqì ā !nǐmen yī rén yī gè ,tā yī tái shǒu jiù néng kàndào nǐ de xìnxī ,gēn nǐ tōnghuà 。nǐmen hái kěyǐ gǎnshòu duìfāng de xīntiào ne !
Of course. AppleWatch is a magic weapon of love. If you each have one, she can see your messages and speak with you as soon as she raises her hand. You can also feel the other person's heartbeat.
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哦,我看过《恋爱的犀牛》。
ò ,wǒ kàn guò 《liàn\'ài de xīniú 》。
Oh, I have seen "A Rhinoceros in Love".
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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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爱情的力量真大!你看她谈了���爱以后,整个人都不一样了。
àiqíng de lìliang zhēn dà !nǐ kàn tā tán le liàn ài yǐhòu ,zhěng gè rén dōu bù yīyàng le 。
The power of love is really great! After you started dating her, you are completely different.
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让我们自由自在地恋爱。
ràng wǒmen zìyóuzìzài de liàn ài 。
Gives us a carefree love