恋 (戀)
liàn
Pinyin

Definition

恋 (戀)
 - 
liàn
  1. to feel attached to
  2. to long for
  3. to love

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

恋人
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
恋爱
liàn ài
  1. 1 (romantic) love
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 场 chǎng
  4. 4 in love
  5. 5 to have an affair
暗恋
àn liàn
  1. 1 to be secretly in love with
初恋
chū liàn
  1. 1 first love
同性恋
tóng xìng liàn
  1. 1 homosexuality
  2. 2 gay person
  3. 3 gay love

Idioms (3)

移情别恋
yí qíng bié liàn
  1. 1 change of affection, shift of love (idiom); to change one's feelings to another love
  2. 2 to fall in love with sb else
老马恋栈
lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn
  1. 1 lit. the old horse loves his stable
  2. 2 fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
驽马恋栈
nú mǎ liàn zhàn
  1. 1 an incompetent man clings to a good position (idiom)

Sample Sentences

若有情太难了，想别恋要趁早，就算迷恋你的拥抱，忘了就好。
ruò yǒu qíng tài nán le ，xiǎng biéliàn yào chènzǎo ，jiùsuàn míliàn nǐ de yōngbào ，wàng le jiù hǎo 。
If loving is too hard, go love another person while it’s still early. Even if I’m infatuated with your embrace, I could just forget it.
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微信朋友圈有其暗黑的一面，比如说满足偷窥、暗恋、自恋、妄想、呓语等多元化癖好。
Wēixìn Péngyouquān yǒu qí ànhēi de yīmiàn ，bǐrúshuō mǎnzú tōukuī 、ànliàn 、zìliàn 、wàngxiǎng 、yìyǔ děng duōyuánhuà pǐhào 。
The WeChat circle of friends has its dark side, such as satisfying voyeurism, having crushes, narcissism, delusions of grandeur and an unlimited selection of interests.
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嗯，好吧，帅气满分，自恋满分的平方。
ng4 ，hǎoba ，shuài qì mǎnfēn ，zìliàn mǎnfēn de píngfāng 。
Eh... I guess. Full marks for handsomeness, squared with full marks for vanity.
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这些都是网络聊天，那如果明明是同城却活活谈成了异地恋的感觉，只有网络上的嘘寒问暖从来没有真正行动上的关心。这关系，那也就快刀斩乱麻了吧。
zhèxiē dōu shì wǎngluò liáotiān ，nà rúguǒ míngmíng shì tóngchéng què huó huó tán chéng le yìdì liàn de gǎnjué ，zhǐyǒu wǎngluò shàng de xū hán wèn nuǎn cónglái méiyǒu zhēnzhèng xíngdòng shàng de guānxīn 。zhè guānxi ，nà yě jiù kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá le ba 。
These are all internet chats, so if you are in the same city but it feels like long-distance love, and it is always only online that he's asking you how you are and he never takes any real action to pay attention to you, then you should really be done with it and end the relationship.
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还有呢，别急。第二种是孔雀型老板。他自恋，情绪化。心情好的时候呢，你说什么，他都觉得有建设性；他心情不好的时候，你说什么，他都觉得是狗屎。
háiyǒu ne ，bié jí 。dì èr zhǒng shì kǒngquè xíng lǎobǎn 。tā zìliàn ，qíngxùhuà 。xīnqíng hǎo de shíhou ne ，nǐ shuō shénme ，tā dōu juéde yǒu jiànshèxìng ；tā xīnqíng bù hǎo de shíhou ，nǐ shuō shénme ，tā dōu juéde shì gǒu shǐ 。
There's still more, don't get ahead of yourself. The second type is - The Peacock. He's vain and moody. When they're in a good mood, whatever you say, he'll think it's constructive; but when he's in a bad mood, whatever you say, he'll think it's bullshit.
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是的，你说的都对，我已生无可恋，可不就是被我自己给作死的。我觉得男朋友，啊不，前男友，内心一定也是崩溃的。
shì de ，nǐshuōde dōu duì ，wǒ yǐ shēngwúkě liàn ，kěbù jiùshì bèi wǒ zìjǐ gěi zuòsǐ de 。wǒ juéde nán péngyou ，ā bù ，qiánnányǒu ，nèixīn yīdìng yě shì bēngkuì de 。
Yeah, you're right about it all. I'll never know love again, but I dug my own grave. I think my boyfriend, eh... ex-boyfriend, must be distraught.
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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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别人都是迷恋酷炫的大制作大场面，你的口味很小众呀。
biéren dōu shì míliàn kùxuàn de dà zhìzuò dà chǎngmiàn ，nǐ de kǒuwèi hěn xiǎozhòng ya 。
Others are obsessed with cool big productions but you’ve got very niche taste.
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我失恋了。今天早上跟我男朋友分手。
wǒ shīliàn le 。jīntiān zǎoshang gēn wǒ nán péngyou fēnshǒu 。
I'm just out of a relationship. I broke up with my boyfriend this morning.
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