情人 (qíng rén) — lover, sweetheart (in a romantic relationship); paramour, extramarital lover (often pejorative or secretive)

Definition

Examples

• 他送了一束玫瑰花给他的情人。
  Tā sòng le yí shù méi gui huā gěi tā de qíng rén.
  He sent a bouquet of roses to his lover.
• 她发现丈夫在外面有情人，非常伤心。
  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.
• 这对情人在一起已经三年了。
  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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