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    Jul 11

    Chinese Vocabulary Drill with 恋 (liàn) – Attachment (romantic)

    in Let's Talk Chinese!

    Today’s word of the day is 恋 (liàn) which means ‘romantic attachment. Let’s practice making different words, phrases, and sentences with 恋 (liàn).


    网恋 (wǎng liàn) Online dating


    The first word is 网恋 (wǎng liàn) which means ‘online dating’ Let’s look at each character of this word, 网 means internet and 恋 means romantic attachment. A way of using it in a sentence is 现在非常流行网恋。(Xiànzài fēicháng liúxíng wǎngliàn.) Online dating is very popular now.


    初恋 (chū liàn) First love


    Another word we can create with 恋 (liàn) is 初恋 (chū liàn). This means ‘first love’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 初 means first, and 恋 means attachment. A way of using it in a sentence is 你还记得你的初恋吗? (Nǐ hái jìde nǐ de chūliàn ma?) Do you still remember your first love?


    失恋 (shī liàn) To lose one's love


    Finally, we can create the word 失恋 (shī liàn) which means ‘to lose one’s love’, or ‘heartbreak’. The 失 here means ‘to lose’. A way of using it in a sentence is 他很快就从失恋的痛苦中解脱出来了。(Tā hěn kuài jiù cóng shīliàn de tòngkǔ zhōng jiětuō chūláile.) He recovered from his heartbreak very quickly.

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