热恋 (rè liàn) — to be passionately in love (often the intense, romantic phase of a relationship)

Definition

Refers to the intense, romantic phase of being in love, often before or early in a long relationship. Unlike 恋爱 (liàn'ài, 'to date / be in a relationship'), 热恋 highlights passion and heat, not just the fact of dating.

verb
to be passionately in love (often the intense, romantic phase of a relationship)

Examples

  • 热恋
    Tā men zhèng zài rè liàn zhōng, měi tiān dōu hěn kāi xīn.
    They are in the passionate love phase and are happy every day.
  • 热恋
    Jīng guò le sān nián rè liàn, tā men de gǎn qíng hái shì nà me hǎo.
    After three years of passionate love, their feelings are still so good.
  • 热恋
    Diàn yǐng jiǎng de jiù shì yí duì nián qīng rén de rè liàn gù shi.
    The movie is about a passionate love story of two young people.

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