相思 (xiāng) — (noun) lovesickness; longing between lovers; (verb) to yearn for (a lover)
Definition
相思 names the emotion itself — the aching, romantic longing for an absent lover. As a verb, it means to pine for someone you love, and the object is always a romantic partner, not family or friends.
noun
lovesicknesslonging between lovers
verb
to yearn for (a lover)
Examples
- 相思。Zhè shǒu shī biǎo dá le shī rén duì ài ren de xiāng.This poem expresses the poet's longing for his beloved.
- 相思。Tā wèi yuǎn fāng de liàn rén ér xiāng.She pines for her distant lover.
- 相思。xiāng Shì yì zhǒng tián mì de tòng kǔ.Lovesickness is a kind of sweet pain.
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