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情人

qíng rén
个 gè
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. lover
  2. 2. sweetheart

Word relationships

Counterparts

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男朋友
nán péng you

boyfriend

boyfriend

Register variants

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爱人
ài ren

spouse (PRC)

spouse in Mainland China; often used as 'lover' in Taiwan

Related words

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小三
xiǎo sān

mistress

extramarital lover

Synonyms

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恋人
liàn rén

lover

both mean romantic partner

Usage notes

Common mistakes

In Mainland China, 情人 strongly implies an extramarital or illicit lover, not a legitimate spouse or fiancé(e).

Formality

情人节 (Valentine's Day) uses 情人 without the illicit connotation; context matters.

Example Sentences

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他和 情人 一起旅行。
He traveled with his lover.
湯姆有幾十個 情人 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9135845)
情人 節該送什麼？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5833777)

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Words Containing 情人

情人节
qíng rén jié

Valentine's Day

有情人
yǒu qíng rén

lovers

有情人终成眷属
yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ

love will find a way (idiom)

白色情人节
bái sè qíng rén jié

White Day

知情人
zhī qíng rén

person in the know

Child Words of 情人

人
rén

person; people

情
qíng

feeling