相思病 (xiāng) — lovesickness
Definition
A poetic, literary word for lovesickness — being ill with longing for someone you love or miss. Pairs with 得 (catch it) or 因为…瘦了 (lose weight from it) for the classic image.
noun
lovesickness
Examples
- 相思病，。Tā zuì jìn dé le xiāng, zhěng tiān chá fàn bù sī.He's been lovesick lately, unable to think about food or tea all day.
- 相思病。Tā yīn wèi xiāng shòu le hǎo jǐ jīn.She lost several jin because of lovesickness.
- 相思病，。xiāng Suī kǔ, què yě yǒu yì zhǒng tián mì de zī wèi.Lovesickness is bitter, yet it also has a kind of sweet taste.
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