恋人 (liàn rén) — romantic partner, sweetheart, boyfriend/girlfriend
Definition
Literary 'lover / sweetheart' (a person you are romantically involved with). Compared to 爱人, it is more romantic and literary, less used for a spouse.
noun
romantic partnersweetheartboyfriend/girlfriend
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 恋人。Tā zhōng yú zhǎo dào le zì jǐ de liàn rén.She finally found her romantic partner.
- 恋人。Wǒ hé liàn rén yì qǐ qù kàn diàn yǐng le.My sweetheart and I went to watch a movie together.
- ，恋人。Gěi nǐ jiè shào yí xià, zhè shì wǒ de liàn rén.Let me introduce you — this is my boyfriend/girlfriend.
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