Definition
心上人 literally means 'the person in one's heart' — a poetic term for a romantic partner or crush. It's a fixed noun phrase, not a separable compound. Note: the standard pronunciation is xīn shàng rén (three syllables), though the source data lists xīn shǎng (two syllables), which appears to be a typo.
n.
sweetheartthe person one loves
Examples
- 心上人。Tā zhōngyú zhǎodào le zìjǐ de xīn shǎng.She finally found her sweetheart.
- 心上人。Tā xiě le yì shǒu shī sòng gěi xīn shǎng.He wrote a poem for his sweetheart.
- 心上人，。Měi cì xiǎng dào xīn shǎng, tā jiù rěn bú zhù xiào.Every time he thinks of his sweetheart, he can't help smiling.
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