旧情 (jiù qíng) — old flame; lingering romantic feelings from a past relationship; former friendship; past goodwill
Definition
旧情 means 'feelings from the past' — typically lingering romantic feelings after a breakup (旧情复燃 = 'old flames rekindle'), or goodwill from a former relationship. Almost always appears in set phrases, not alone.
noun
old flamelingering romantic feelings from a past relationshipformer friendshippast goodwill
Examples
- ，旧情。Tā men fēn shǒu duō nián, dàn jiù qíng hái zài.They broke up years ago, but old feelings still remain.
- 旧情，。Tā niàn jí jiù qíng, bāng le tā yì bǎ.Out of their former friendship, he gave her a helping hand.
- 旧情，。Liǎng rén jiù qíng fù rán, jué dìng fù hūn.The two rekindled their old flame and decided to remarry.
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