相好 (xiāng) — to be close friends (with someone); to have an affair (with someone)

Definición

相好 (xiānghǎo) has two distinct senses: 'to be close friends' (mutual, affectionate) and 'to have an affair' (a euphemism for an extramarital romantic relationship). Context makes which sense is meant clear.

verb
to be close friends (with someone)to have an affair (with someone)

Ejemplos

  • 相好
    Tā men liǎ cóng xiǎo jiù xiāng.
    They have been close friends since childhood.
  • 相好
    Tā hé nà ge nǚ rén xiāng duō nián le.
    He has been having an affair with that woman for years.
  • 相好
    Wǒ men xiāng yì chǎng, hé bì zhè yàng?
    We were once close — why be like this?

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