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恋人

liàn rén · lian ren

Traditional 戀人

Meaning

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  1. lover
  2. sweetheart
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Who are the lovers?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)听(tīng)什么(shénme)歌(gē)？

    What song are you listening to?

  2. Dengdeng

    一首(yīshǒu)老歌(lǎogē)，歌(gē)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一对(yīduì)恋人(liànrén)。

    An old song. It has a pair of lovers in it.

  3. Liangliang

    恋人(liànrén)在(zài)歌(gē)里(lǐ)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What do the lovers do in the song?

  4. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)在(zài)雪(xuě)里(lǐ)等(děng)车(chē)，说(shuō)不完(bùwán)的(de)话(huà)。

    They wait for a bus in the snow, with endless things to say.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)呢(ne)？我们(wǒmen)每天(měitiān)只(zhǐ)说(shuō)吃了吗(chīlema)。

    And us? We only say have you eaten every day.

  6. Dengdeng

    那是因为(nàshiyīnwèi)我们(wǒmen)不(bù)是(shì)恋人(liànrén)，是(shì)饭搭子(fàndāzi)！

    That's because we're not lovers, we're meal buddies!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

两(liǎng)个(gè)恋(liàn)人(rén)发(fā)誓(shì)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)相(xiāng)爱(ài)。

The two lovers swore to love each other for eternity.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by petersmr · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)从(cóng)普(pǔ)通(tōng)朋(péng)友(you)变(biàn)成(chéng)了(le)恋(liàn)人(rén)。

They went from ordinary friends to lovers.

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