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liàn

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liàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liàn | lian4
English translation
to feel attached to
to long for
to love
love; to yearn for, to long for

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About liàn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

liàn

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

heart

Etymology of liàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亦心

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of liàn .

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Example sentences using liàn

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永远 yǒngyuǎn yòng 爱恋 aì liàn de 渴想 lái 描画 miáo huà .

I paint you and fashion you ever with my love longings.

恋爱 liànài 决不 jué bù 至于 zhìyú yīn 饿 è ér ,而是 ér shì 多数 duō shù 因消化不良 bù liáng 而死.

Love never dies of starvation but often of indigestion.

dài zhāo 留恋 liúliàn de 心情 xīnqíng , 一边 yībiān 喝酒 hē jiǔ 一边 yībiān 叙述 xùshù 他的拉丁美洲 Lā dīng Měi zhōu zhī háng .

Over drinks , he speaks longingly of his trip to Latin America.

由于 yóuyú 突如其来 tū rú qí lái de 迷恋 mí liàn ér le .

He has married her as the result of sudden infatuation.

cháng shǔ Nián 之久 de 恋爱 liànài 就此 jiù cǐ 圆满 yuánmǎn 告终 gào zhōng .

A romance extending over several years was culminated.

Words with liàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
同性恋 tóng xìng liàn homosexuality同性戀
恋爱 liànài (romantic) love戀愛
liàn to love liàn
失恋 shī liàn to lose one's love失戀
恋人 liàn rén lover戀人
初恋 chū liàn first love初戀
迷恋 mí liàn to indulge in迷戀
恋情 liàn qíng romantic love戀情
留恋 liúliàn reluctant to leave留戀
热恋 rè liàn to be passionately in love熱戀
爱恋 aì liàn in love with愛戀
相恋 xiāng liàn to love each other相戀
依恋 yī liàn to cling to依戀
眷恋 juàn liàn to miss眷戀
早恋 zǎo liàn puppy love早戀
婚外恋 hūn wài liàn extramarital affair婚外戀
婚恋 hūn liàn love and marriage婚戀
恋恋不舍 liàn liàn bù shě reluctant to part戀戀不捨
网恋 wǎng liàn cyberdate網戀
贪恋 tān liàn to cling to貪戀
单恋 dān liàn unrequited love單戀
恋家 liàn jiā home-loving戀家
移情别恋 yí qíng bié liàn to fall in love with sb else移情別戀
同性恋者 tóng xìng liàn zhě homosexual同性戀者
恋旧 liàn jiù nostalgia戀舊

liàn Decomposition & Compounds

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liàn Decomposition

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