Definition
This is a four-character idiom (成语) that literally means 'the feeling has a unique bell', but is used to express that someone has a special and lasting fondness for something or someone. You can use it to talk about a hobby, an interest, or a person — it implies a deeper emotional attachment than simply 'liking'. It often appears in the structure 对...情有独钟.
v
to have a special fondness for somethingto be particularly devoted to
Examples
- 情有独钟。Tā duì Zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà qíng yǒu dú zhōng.He has a special fondness for traditional Chinese culture.
- ，情有独钟。Zài xǔduō yánsè zhōng, tā duì lánsè qíng yǒu dú zhōng.Among many colors, she has a particular fondness for blue.
- 情有独钟，。Zhè jiā cāntīng de cài wǒ qíng yǒu dú zhōng, měi gè yuè dōu yào lái yí cì.I have a special fondness for the dishes at this restaurant; I come once a month.
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