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单恋

dān liàn

2-character word Traditional 單戀

What 单恋 means

1. to be in unrequited love with (sb)
2. one-sided love; unrequited love

The characters in 单恋

• 单dānbill; list; form
• 恋liànto feel attached to; to long for; to love

Example sentences

• 我偷偷单恋他。
  Wǒ tōutōu dān liàn tā.
  I was secretly in love with him.
• 我偷偷单恋她。
  Wǒ tōutōu dān liàn tā.
  I'm secretly in love with her.
• 我偷偷单恋他们。
  I'm secretly in a one-sided love with them.

Sounds the same

Read dān liàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 单链single chain; refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA