传情 (chuán qíng) — to convey (romantic/tender) emotions, to express one's feelings; to flirt, to play at love, to be coquettish

Definition

传情 (chuánqíng) means to send or convey romantic feelings — often wordlessly, through eyes, glances, or gestures. It often implies flirtation, not just sincere expression of love.

verb
to convey (romantic/tender) emotionsto express one's feelingsto flirtto play at loveto be coquettish

Examples

  • 传情。
    Tā zài tái shàng yòng yǎn shén chuán qíng.
    She used her eyes to convey romantic feelings on stage.
  • ，。
    Tā men cái rèn shi yí gè yuè, jiù yǐ jīng zhuàn le qíng.
    They had only known each other for a month, and they had already flirted.
  • 传情，。
    Nǐ bié chuán qíng le, tā duì nǐ méi yì si.
    Stop flirting; she's not interested in you.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

传chuánconvey
情qíngemotion

传 (convey) reaches into 情 (emotion), giving the sense of conveying feelings.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傳; 传 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān傳chuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 傳 puts 人 (man) beside 專, which gives the sound; the simplified 传 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not the historical ones.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng情qíng
Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

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