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一见钟情

yī jiàn zhōng qíng · yi jian zhong qing

Traditional 一見鍾情

Meaning

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  1. to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
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Love at first sight

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)相信(xiāngxìn)一见钟情(yījiànzhōngqíng)吗(ma)？

    Do you believe in love at first sight?

  2. Dengdeng

    相信(xiāngxìn)啊(a)，我(wǒ)对(duì)这(zhè)把(bǎ)茶壶(cháhú)就(jiù)是(shì)一见钟情(yījiànzhōngqíng)。

    Yes. I fell for this teapot at first sight.

  3. Liangliang

    茶壶(cháhú)？你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)不(bù)爱(ài)喝(hē)茶(chá)吗(ma)？

    A teapot? Didn't you say you do not like tea?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)买(mǎi)回家(huíjiā)，只能(zhǐnéng)看着(kànzhe)它(tā)。

    Right, so I bought it and can only look at it.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)还是(háishi)别(bié)去(qù)茶店(chádiàn)了(le)，会(huì)破产(pòchǎn)的(de)。

    Then stay away from tea shops. You will go broke.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)对(duì)她(tā)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)一(yí)见(jiàn)钟(zhōng)情(qíng)？

Did you fall in love with her at first sight?

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)对(duì)查(chá)尔(ěr)斯(sī)一(yí)见(jiàn)钟(zhōng)情(qíng)。

She fell in love with Charles at first sight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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