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title: "Chinese Idioms about Love: 26 Chengyu With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "26 Chinese idioms (chengyu) about love, like 一见钟情 (love at first sight) and 矢志不渝 (to be unswervingly devoted), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms/love"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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[Chinese idioms](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms) · 26 idioms

# Chinese idioms about love

Chengyu whose meaning is about love, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E4%B8%80%E8%A7%81%E9%92%9F%E6%83%85%20%E7%9F%A2%E5%BF%97%E4%B8%8D%E6%B8%9D%20%E9%97%A8%E5%BD%93%E6%88%B7%E5%AF%B9%20%E7%9B%B8%E4%BA%B2%E7%9B%B8%E7%88%B1%20%E6%B5%B7%E6%9E%AF%E7%9F%B3%E7%83%82%20%E5%90%AB%E6%83%85%E8%84%89%E8%84%89%20%E7%BB%88%E8%BA%AB%E5%A4%A7%E4%BA%8B%20%E9%A3%8E%E8%8A%B1%E9%9B%AA%E6%9C%88%20%E8%B4%A4%E5%A6%BB%E8%89%AF%E6%AF%8D%20%E5%BF%A0%E5%BF%83%E8%80%BF%E8%80%BF%20%E5%84%BF%E5%A5%B3%E6%83%85%E9%95%BF%20%E6%B8%A9%E6%83%85%E8%84%89%E8%84%89%20%E6%A3%92%E6%89%93%E9%B8%B3%E9%B8%AF%20%E6%AC%A2%E5%96%9C%E5%86%A4%E5%AE%B6%20%E6%80%9C%E9%A6%99%E6%83%9C%E7%8E%89%20%E8%8A%B1%E5%89%8D%E6%9C%88%E4%B8%8B%20%E9%A3%8E%E6%B5%81%E9%9F%B5%E4%BA%8B%20%E7%94%B7%E6%AC%A2%E5%A5%B3%E7%88%B1%20%E6%83%85%E7%AA%A6%E5%88%9D%E5%BC%80%20%E6%B7%B1%E6%83%85%E5%8E%9A%E6%84%8F%20%E5%8F%8C%E5%AE%BF%E5%8F%8C%E9%A3%9E%20%E4%B8%80%E8%A7%81%E5%80%BE%E5%BF%83%20%E5%B9%B2%E6%9F%B4%E7%83%88%E7%81%AB%20%E6%B5%B7%E8%AA%93%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%9F%20%E6%9F%94%E6%83%85%E8%9C%9C%E6%84%8F%20%E5%96%9C%E6%96%B0%E5%8E%8C%E6%97%A7)

- [一见钟情yījiàn-zhōngqínglove at first sight](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E8%A7%81%E9%92%9F%E6%83%85)
- [矢志不渝shǐzhì-bùyúto be unswervingly devoted](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9F%A2%E5%BF%97%E4%B8%8D%E6%B8%9D)
- [门当户对méndāng-hùduìwell matched in social status (for marriage)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%97%A8%E5%BD%93%E6%88%B7%E5%AF%B9)
- [相亲相爱xiāngqīn-xiāng’àito love each other dearly](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9B%B8%E4%BA%B2%E7%9B%B8%E7%88%B1)
- [海枯石烂hǎikū-shílàntill the seas run dry and the rocks crumble (vow of eternal love)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B5%B7%E6%9E%AF%E7%9F%B3%E7%83%82)
- [含情脉脉hánqíng-mòmòtender and affectionate](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%AB%E6%83%85%E8%84%89%E8%84%89)
- [终身大事zhōngshēn-dàshìmarriage](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%88%E8%BA%AB%E5%A4%A7%E4%BA%8B)
- [风花雪月fēnghuā-xuěyuèfrivolous romance](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A3%8E%E8%8A%B1%E9%9B%AA%E6%9C%88)
- [贤妻良母xiánqī-liángmǔgood wife and loving mother](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B4%A4%E5%A6%BB%E8%89%AF%E6%AF%8D)
- [忠心耿耿zhōngxīn-gěnggěngloyal and devoted](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BF%A0%E5%BF%83%E8%80%BF%E8%80%BF)
- [儿女情长érnǚ-qíngchángtender romantic feelings](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%84%BF%E5%A5%B3%E6%83%85%E9%95%BF)
- [温情脉脉wēnqíng-mòmòtender and affectionate](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B8%A9%E6%83%85%E8%84%89%E8%84%89)
- [棒打鸳鸯bàngdǎ-yuānyāngto break up a couple](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A3%92%E6%89%93%E9%B8%B3%E9%B8%AF)
- [欢喜冤家huānxǐ-yuānjiaa quarrelsome but loving couple](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AC%A2%E5%96%9C%E5%86%A4%E5%AE%B6)
- [怜香惜玉liánxiāng-xīyùtender toward women](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%80%9C%E9%A6%99%E6%83%9C%E7%8E%89)
- [花前月下huāqián-yuèxiàromantic setting](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8A%B1%E5%89%8D%E6%9C%88%E4%B8%8B)
- [风流韵事fēngliú-yùnshìromantic affair](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A3%8E%E6%B5%81%E9%9F%B5%E4%BA%8B)
- [男欢女爱nánhuān-nǚ’àilove between man and woman](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%B7%E6%AC%A2%E5%A5%B3%E7%88%B1)
- [情窦初开qíngdòu-chūkāifirst love awakening](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%83%85%E7%AA%A6%E5%88%9D%E5%BC%80)
- [深情厚意shēnqíng-hòuyìdeep affection and friendship](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B7%B1%E6%83%85%E5%8E%9A%E6%84%8F)
- [双宿双飞shuāngsù-shuāngfēi(of a couple) inseparable](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%8C%E5%AE%BF%E5%8F%8C%E9%A3%9E)
- [一见倾心yījiàn-qīngxīnlove at first sight](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E8%A7%81%E5%80%BE%E5%BF%83)
- [干柴烈火gānchái-lièhuǒintense passion between lovers](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B9%B2%E6%9F%B4%E7%83%88%E7%81%AB)
- [海誓山盟hǎishì-shānméngsolemn vows of eternal love](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B5%B7%E8%AA%93%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%9F)
- [柔情蜜意róuqíng-mìyìtender affection](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9F%94%E6%83%85%E8%9C%9C%E6%84%8F)
- [喜新厌旧xǐxīn-yànjiùto love the new and tire of the old](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%96%9C%E6%96%B0%E5%8E%8C%E6%97%A7)

## What is a Chinese idiom about love?

一见钟情 (yījiàn-zhōngqíng): love at first sight. It is the most common of the 26 on this page.

## What is a chengyu?

A set phrase, nearly always four characters, that packs a story or an image into a few words: 画蛇添足, “drawing legs on a snake”, means spoiling something by overdoing it. Chinese speakers use them in writing, speeches and everyday talk.

## More free tools

- [Chengyu quiz](https://mandarinthewild.com/chengyu-quiz)
- [Every chengyu](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/chengyu)
- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
- [Chinese grammar](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar)

Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.