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恋爱

liàn ài
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Common

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Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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单身
dān shēn

unmarried

Register variants

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谈恋爱
tán liàn ài

to court

口语中常用

Related words

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约会
yuē huì

appointment

恋爱常包含约会

Usage notes

Collocations

“恋爱”作动词时通常不带宾语，可说“谈恋爱”或“与…恋爱”

Common mistakes

初学者易混淆“恋爱”和“爱情”，“爱情”不可作动词

Example Sentences

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他们正在 恋爱 。
They are in a romantic relationship.

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Words Containing 恋爱

三角恋爱
sān jiǎo liàn ài

love triangle

谈恋爱
tán liàn ài

to court

Child Words of 恋爱

爱
ài

to love; to be fond of; to like

恋
liàn

to feel attached to