情人 (qíng rén) — lover, sweetheart (in a romantic relationship); paramour, extramarital lover (often pejorative or secretive)
Definition
情人 (qíngrén) covers both senses: a romantic partner, and more pejoratively, the other person in an affair. Compare 爱人 (spouse) and 情侣 (a couple together) — 情人 emphasizes the romantic relationship itself, not marriage.
noun
loversweetheart (in a romantic relationship)paramourextramarital lover (often pejorative or secretive)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 情人。Tā sòng le yí shù méi gui huā gěi tā de qíng rén.He sent a bouquet of roses to his lover.
- ，。Tā fā xiàn zhàng fu zài wài miàn yǒu qíng rén, fēi cháng shāng xīn.She discovered that her husband had a lover outside the marriage and was very sad.
- 情人。Zhè duì qíng rén zài yì qǐ yǐ jīng sān nián le.This couple of lovers have been together for three years.
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