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Love & Relationships in Chinese · HSK 3

70 Chinese words and phrases for love & relationships, at HSK 3 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 谈恋爱 tán liàn'ài
    to date, to be in a relationship

    他们在谈恋爱。

    They are dating.

  2. 感动 gǎndòng
    moved, touched

    他的话让我很感动。

    His words really touched me.

  3. 分手 fēnshǒu
    to break up

    他们上个月分手了。

    They broke up last month.

  4. 初恋 chūliàn
    first love

    她是我的初恋。

    She was my first love.

  5. 礼物 lǐwù
    gift, present

    这是给你的礼物。

    This is a gift for you.

  6. 情侣 qínglǚ
    couple (romantic)

    公园里有很多情侣。

    There are many couples in the park.

  7. 结婚 jiéhūn
    to get married

    他们明年结婚。

    They are getting married next year.

  8. 爱情 àiqíng
    love, romance

    这是一个爱情故事。

    This is a love story.

  9. 感情 gǎnqíng
    feelings, affection

    他们的感情很好。

    They have a very good relationship.

  10. 关系 guānxi
    relationship

    我们的关系越来越好。

    Our relationship is getting better and better.

  11. 幸福 xìngfú
    happy, blissful; happiness

    祝你们幸福!

    Wishing you both happiness!

  12. tián
    sweet

    她笑得很甜。

    She has a sweet smile.

  13. 浪漫 làngmàn
    romantic

    这家餐厅很浪漫。

    This restaurant is very romantic.

  14. 表白 biǎobái
    to confess one's love

    他昨天向她表白了。

    He confessed his love to her yesterday.

  15. zhuī
    to pursue, to court

    他追了她一年。

    He pursued her for a year.

  16. 牵手 qiānshǒu
    to hold hands

    他们牵手散步。

    They walked hand in hand.

  17. 拥抱 yōngbào
    to hug, to embrace

    她给了我一个拥抱。

    She gave me a hug.

  18. 想念 xiǎngniàn
    to miss, to long for

    我很想念你。

    I miss you very much.

  19. 吵架 chǎojià
    to quarrel, to argue

    他们昨天吵架了。

    They had a fight yesterday.

  20. 道歉 dàoqiàn
    to apologize

    他向我道歉了。

    He apologized to me.

  21. 原谅 yuánliàng
    to forgive

    请原谅我,好吗?

    Please forgive me, okay?

  22. 关心 guānxīn
    to care about

    谢谢你一直关心我。

    Thank you for always caring about me.

  23. 照顾 zhàogù
    to take care of

    生病的时候他照顾我。

    He took care of me when I was sick.

  24. 相信 xiāngxìn
    to believe, to trust

    我相信你说的话。

    I believe what you said.

  25. piàn
    to deceive, to lie to

    你别骗我了。

    Stop lying to me.

  26. 温柔 wēnróu
    gentle, tender

    她说话很温柔。

    She speaks very gently.

  27. 性格 xìnggé
    personality, character

    他的性格很好。

    He has a great personality.

  28. 合适 héshì
    suitable, a good match

    我觉得你们很合适。

    I think you two are a great match.

  29. 介绍 jièshào
    to introduce

    朋友给我介绍了一个女孩。

    A friend introduced me to a girl.

  30. 相亲 xiāngqīn
    blind date (arranged meeting)

    他周末去相亲了。

    He went on a blind date over the weekend.

  31. 单身 dānshēn
    single (not in a relationship)

    我现在还是单身。

    I'm still single right now.

  32. yuē
    to ask out, to arrange to meet

    我想约她看电影。

    I want to ask her out to a movie.

  33. 聊天 liáotiān
    to chat

    我们聊天聊到很晚。

    We chatted until late at night.

  34. péi
    to accompany, to keep company

    周末我陪你去买东西。

    I'll go shopping with you this weekend.

  35. 纪念日 jìniànrì
    anniversary

    明天是我们的纪念日。

    Tomorrow is our anniversary.

  36. 情人节 Qíngrénjié
    Valentine's Day

    情人节你有什么打算?

    What are your plans for Valentine's Day?

  37. 巧克力 qiǎokèlì
    chocolate

    她送了我一盒巧克力。

    She gave me a box of chocolates.

  38. 戒指 jièzhi
    ring

    他给她买了一个戒指。

    He bought her a ring.

  39. 求婚 qiúhūn
    to propose (marriage)

    他昨晚向她求婚了。

    He proposed to her last night.

  40. 婚礼 hūnlǐ
    wedding, wedding ceremony

    他们的婚礼很浪漫。

    Their wedding was very romantic.

  41. 我们谈恋爱已经三年了。 Wǒmen tán liàn'ài yǐjīng sān nián le.
    We have been together for three years already.
  42. 你谈过恋爱吗? Nǐ tán guo liàn'ài ma?
    Have you ever been in a relationship?
  43. 我第一次见你就喜欢上你了。 Wǒ dì-yī cì jiàn nǐ jiù xǐhuan shàng nǐ le.
    I fell for you the first time I saw you.
  44. 他们分手以后又和好了。 Tāmen fēnshǒu yǐhòu yòu héhǎo le.
    They broke up and then got back together.
  45. 你还记得你的初恋吗? Nǐ hái jìde nǐ de chūliàn ma?
    Do you still remember your first love?
  46. 情人节我送了她一束花。 Qíngrénjié wǒ sòng le tā yí shù huā.
    I gave her a bouquet of flowers on Valentine's Day.
  47. 我想你了,你什么时候回来? Wǒ xiǎng nǐ le, nǐ shénme shíhou huílái?
    I miss you. When are you coming back?
  48. 他比以前更关心我了。 Tā bǐ yǐqián gèng guānxīn wǒ le.
    He cares about me more than before.
  49. 我们是朋友介绍认识的。 Wǒmen shì péngyou jièshào rènshi de.
    We met through a friend's introduction.
  50. 你愿意做我的女朋友吗? Nǐ yuànyì zuò wǒ de nǚpéngyou ma?
    Will you be my girlfriend?
  51. 别生气了,我给你道歉。 Bié shēngqì le, wǒ gěi nǐ dàoqiàn.
    Don't be angry anymore. I apologize.
  52. 吵架以后,他先说了对不起。 Chǎojià yǐhòu, tā xiān shuō le duìbuqǐ.
    After the argument, he was the first to say sorry.
  53. 只要和你在一起,我就很幸福。 Zhǐyào hé nǐ zài yìqǐ, wǒ jiù hěn xìngfú.
    As long as I'm with you, I'm happy.
  54. 他们结婚十年了,感情还是很好。 Tāmen jiéhūn shí nián le, gǎnqíng háishi hěn hǎo.
    They've been married for ten years and are still very much in love.
  55. 你觉得我们俩合适吗? Nǐ juéde wǒmen liǎ héshì ma?
    Do you think the two of us are a good match?
  56. 看他们的婚礼,我感动得哭了。 Kàn tāmen de hūnlǐ, wǒ gǎndòng de kū le.
    Watching their wedding, I was moved to tears.
  57. 我每天都想跟你聊天。 Wǒ měi tiān dōu xiǎng gēn nǐ liáotiān.
    I want to talk with you every day.
  58. 周末你能陪我去逛街吗? Zhōumò nǐ néng péi wǒ qù guàngjiē ma?
    Can you go shopping with me this weekend?
  59. 认识她以后,我每天都很开心。 Rènshi tā yǐhòu, wǒ měi tiān dōu hěn kāixīn.
    Since I met her, I've been happy every day.
  60. 他在蛋糕里放了一个戒指。 Tā zài dàngāo li fàng le yí ge jièzhi.
    He hid a ring inside the cake.
  61. 他求婚的时候非常紧张。 Tā qiúhūn de shíhou fēicháng jǐnzhāng.
    He was extremely nervous when he proposed.
  62. 如果你相信我,就等我回来。 Rúguǒ nǐ xiāngxìn wǒ, jiù děng wǒ huílái.
    If you trust me, then wait for me to come back.
  63. 她生气是因为你忘了纪念日。 Tā shēngqì shì yīnwèi nǐ wàng le jìniànrì.
    She's angry because you forgot the anniversary.
  64. 虽然我们分手了,但还是朋友。 Suīrán wǒmen fēnshǒu le, dàn háishi péngyou.
    Although we broke up, we're still friends.
  65. 我妈妈想让我去相亲。 Wǒ māma xiǎng ràng wǒ qù xiāngqīn.
    My mom wants me to go on a blind date.
  66. 单身也可以过得很快乐。 Dānshēn yě kěyǐ guò de hěn kuàilè.
    You can live happily being single too.
  67. 除了你,我谁都不喜欢。 Chúle nǐ, wǒ shéi dōu bù xǐhuan.
    I don't like anyone but you.
  68. 不管发生什么,我都会陪着你。 Bùguǎn fāshēng shénme, wǒ dōu huì péizhe nǐ.
    No matter what happens, I'll be by your side.
  69. 我希望明年能和你结婚。 Wǒ xīwàng míngnián néng hé nǐ jiéhūn.
    I hope I can marry you next year.
  70. 遇到你,是我最幸运的事。 Yùdào nǐ, shì wǒ zuì xìngyùn de shì.
    Meeting you is the luckiest thing that ever happened to me.

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