初恋 (初戀)
chū liàn
Pinyin

Definition

初恋 (初戀)
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chū liàn
  1. first love

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

初
chū
  1. 1 at first
  2. 2 (at the) beginning
  3. 3 first
  4. 4 junior
  5. 5 basic
初一
chū yī
  1. 1 first day of lunar month
  2. 2 New Year's Day
  3. 3 first year in junior middle school
初三
chū sān
  1. 1 third year in junior middle school
初中
chū zhōng
  1. 1 junior high school
  2. 2 abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chū jí zhōng xué]
初二
chū èr
  1. 1 2nd year in junior middle school
  2. 2 2nd day of a lunar month
  3. 3 2nd day of lunar New Year

Idioms (9)

初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
悔不当初
huǐ bù dāng chū
  1. 1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)

Sample Sentences

瞧您说的，敢情食物就只配被敷衍呐。对待美食用心可是一种情怀，我对美食的爱就像对初恋一样，是走心的。
qiáo nín shuō de ，gǎnqíng shíwù jiù zhī pèi bèi fūyǎn na 。duìdài měishí yòngxīn kěshì yīzhǒng qínghuái ，wǒ duì měishí de ài jiù xiàng duì chūliàn yīyàng ，shì zǒuxīn de 。
You said it. Of course the food is just there for show. Treating food seriously is about the atmosphere. My love for cuisine is like first love, it is so absorbing.
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思凯，你是我的初恋，我的初吻也给了你。现在你毕业了，把所有的回忆都带走吧。
sīkǎi ，nǐ shì wǒ de chūliàn ，wǒ de chūwěn yě gěi le nǐ 。xiànzài nǐ bìyè le ，bǎ suǒyǒu de huíyì dōu dàizǒu ba 。
Sikai, you're my first love, and I gave you my first kiss. Now that you have graduated, take all those memories away with you.
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嘿嘿，你别小看你爸。我的初恋女友可是校花。想当年别人都觉得我们是天生的一对。
hēi hēi ，nǐ bié xiǎokàn nǐ bà 。wǒ de chūliàn nǚyǒu kě shì xiàohuā 。xiǎng dāngnián biérén dōu juéde wǒmen shì tiānshēng de yī duì 。
Heh heh. Don't underestimate your dad. My first love was the campus beauty. Thinking back to that time, other people all felt we were made for each other.
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小雨，你是我的初恋，也是我未来的老婆！我除了你就没交过第二个女朋友！我们谈恋爱都七年了。我真搞不懂你干吗非要做这个检查！
Xiǎoyǔ ，nǐ shì wǒ de chūliàn ，yě shì wǒ wèilái de lǎopó ！wǒ chúle nǐ jiù méi jiāo guo dì èr ge nǚpéngyou ！wǒmen tán liàn ài dōu qī nián le 。wǒ zhēn gǎobudǒng nǐ gànmá fēiyào zuò zhè ge jiǎnchá ！
Xiao Yu, you were my first love, and you're my future wife! I've never had another girlfriend. We've been together for seven years! I just can't figure out why you're so determined to get a checkup!
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