Definition
情人 (qíngrén) means 'lover' or 'sweetheart' but can carry a secretive or extramarital nuance (e.g., 'paramour') depending on context. It differs from 爱人 (àiren), which in mainland China primarily means 'spouse', and from 情侣 (qínglǚ), which refers to a romantic couple (two people in a relationship) without the secretive connotation.
noun
loversweetheart (in a romantic relationship)paramourextramarital lover (often pejorative or secretive)
Examples
- 情人。Tā sòng le yí shù méiguīhuā gěi tā de qíng rén.He sent a bouquet of roses to his lover.
- ，。Tā fāxiàn zhàngfu zài wàimiàn yǒu qíng rén, fēicháng shāngxīn.She discovered that her husband had a lover outside the marriage and was very sad.
- 情人。Zhè duì qíng rén zài yìqǐ yǐjīng sān nián le.This couple of lovers have been together for three years.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.