liàn
to feel attached to
to long for
to love
yī liàn
to regret parting
to hate to leave sb
liàn ài
(romantic) love
CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]
in love
to have an affair
mí liàn
to be infatuated with
to indulge in
shī liàn
to lose one's love
to break up (in a romantic relationship)
to feel jilted
juàn liàn
to miss
to long for
to remember with longing
yearning
àn liàn
to be secretly in love with
liú liàn
reluctant to leave
to hate to have to go
to recall fondly
ài liàn
in love with
to feel deeply attached to
rè liàn
to fall head over heels in love
to be passionately in love
tóng xìng liàn
homosexuality
gay person
gay love
tān liàn
to cling to
to be reluctant to give up (sth)
to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc)
tán liàn ài
to court
to go steady
to be dating
dān liàn
unrequited love
one-sided love
yí qíng bié liàn
change of affection, shift of love (idiom); to change one's feelings to another love
to fall in love with sb else
yì dì liàn
long-distance romance
long-distance relationship
yì xìng liàn
heterosexuality
heterosexual love
liàn zhàn
to be reluctant to give up a post
nú mǎ liàn zhàn
an incompetent man clings to a good position (idiom)
zhàn liàn
sentimental attachment to a person or place
nú mǎ liàn zhàn dòu
see 駑馬戀棧|驽马恋栈[nu2 ma3 lian4 zhan4]
lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn
lit. the old horse loves his stable
fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
wǎng liàn
online love affair
cyberdate
Internet dating
liàn jiù qíng jié
dwelling on the past
difficulty in adapting to changes
liàn zhàn
to zealously continue fighting
liàn mù
to be enamored of
to have tender feelings for
to be sentimentally attached to (a person or place)
liàn niàn
to have a sentimental attachment to (a place)
to miss (one's ancestral home etc)
to be nostalgic about
liàn jiā
home-loving
to feel a strong attachment to home life
to begrudge being away from home
jiě dì liàn
love between an older woman and a younger man
huáng hūn liàn
fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple
falling in love in the autumn of one's life