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恋爱

liàn ài

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 戀愛 Measure word 个、场

恋爱 (liàn ài) means "(romantic) love". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 恋爱 means

1. (romantic) love
2. in love
3. to have an affair

The characters in 恋爱

• 恋liànto feel attached to; to long for; to love
• 爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth)…

Example sentences

• 恋爱使人盲目。
  Love is blind.
• 恋爱和失恋迅速。
  Liàn'ài hé shīliàn xùnsù.
  Fall in and out of love quickly.
• 不，她从没恋爱过。
  No, she has never fallen in love.
• 听起来像是我恋爱了吗？
  Tīngqilai xiàng shì wǒ liàn'ài le ma?
  Does it sound like I'm in love?
• 不，直到现在她都没有恋爱过。
  No, until now she has never fallen in love.
• 汤姆希望玛丽不会跟约翰谈恋爱。
  Tāngmǔ xīwàng Mǎlì bù huì gēn Yuēhàn tánliàn'ài.
  Tom didn't like the idea of Mary going out with John.

Words containing 恋爱

• 谈恋爱tán liàn àito be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating
• 三角恋爱sān jiǎo liàn àilove triangle

Where 恋爱 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Love, Care & Compassion (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read liàn ài correctly.
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