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意中人 (yì zhōng rén) — one's beloved; sweetheart; the person one has a crush on

Definition

Literary/romantic term for 'the person one loves or has a crush on' — more poetic than 爱人 (spouse/partner) and more personal than 对象 (romantic interest in general).

noun
one's belovedsweetheartthe person one has a crush on
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 意中人。
    Tā zhōng yú zhǎo dào le zì jǐ de yì zhōng rén.
    She finally found her beloved.
  • 意中人。
    Tā xiě le yì shǒu shī sòng gěi yì zhōng rén.
    He wrote a poem for his sweetheart.
  • 意中人。
    Tā měi tiān dōu huì gěi yì zhōng rén fā yì tiáo xìn xī.
    He sends a message to his beloved every day.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

意中in the mind
意yìmind中zhōngwithin
偏正Modifier + head
人rénperson

意 is the mind or heart, 中 gives within, and 人 is the person dwelling there.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

Open 中 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →
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Romance & Marriage

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