# 恋爱 (liàn'ài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 恋爱 (liàn'ài) means “(romantic) love; in love; to have an affair”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair
- Pinyin: liàn'ài (lian4 ai4)
- Traditional: 戀愛
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 个、场

## Examples

- 他们恋爱三年了，打算今年结婚。
  Tāmen liàn'ài sān nián le, dǎsuàn jīnnián jiéhūn.
  They have been in love for three years and plan to get married.

## Characters

- 恋 (liàn): to feel attached to; to long for
- [爱](https://hanziro.com/word/ai-love/) (ài): to love; love

https://hanziro.com/word/lian-ai-love/

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