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title: "Love Words in Chinese: 31 Love Words With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "31 love words in Chinese, like 爱 (ài, to love) and 喜欢 (xǐhuan, to like), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
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[Chinese vocabulary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary) · 31 words

# Love Words in Chinese

The love words to learn first, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E7%88%B1%E6%83%85%20%E7%88%B1%20%E5%96%9C%E6%AC%A2%20%E6%81%8B%E7%88%B1%20%E7%88%B1%E4%BA%BA%20%E6%83%85%E4%BA%BA%20%E6%83%85%E4%BE%A3%20%E7%94%B7%E6%9C%8B%E5%8F%8B%20%E5%A5%B3%E6%9C%8B%E5%8F%8B%20%E5%AF%B9%E8%B1%A1%20%E8%80%81%E5%85%AC%20%E8%80%81%E5%A9%86%20%E5%AE%9D%E8%B4%9D%20%E6%83%B3%E5%BF%B5%20%E6%80%9D%E5%BF%B5%20%E7%BA%A6%E4%BC%9A%20%E8%A1%A8%E7%99%BD%20%E6%B5%AA%E6%BC%AB%20%E7%94%9C%E8%9C%9C%20%E5%90%BB%20%E6%8B%A5%E6%8A%B1%20%E6%8A%B1%20%E6%B1%82%E5%A9%9A%20%E7%BB%93%E5%A9%9A%20%E5%A9%9A%E7%A4%BC%20%E5%88%86%E6%89%8B%20%E4%B8%80%E8%A7%81%E9%92%9F%E6%83%85%20%E7%BC%98%E5%88%86%20%E6%B0%B8%E8%BF%9C%20%E4%B8%80%E8%BE%88%E5%AD%90%20%E7%99%BD%E5%A4%B4%E5%81%95%E8%80%81)

- [爱情àiqíngromantic love](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%88%B1%E6%83%85)
- [爱àito love](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%88%B1)
- [喜欢xǐhuanto like](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%96%9C%E6%AC%A2)
- [恋爱liàn’àiromantic love](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%81%8B%E7%88%B1)
- [爱人àirenlover](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%88%B1%E4%BA%BA)
- [情人qíngrénlover](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%83%85%E4%BA%BA)
- [情侣qínglǚcouple (romantic)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%83%85%E4%BE%A3)
- [男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%B7%E6%9C%8B%E5%8F%8B)
- [女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A5%B3%E6%9C%8B%E5%8F%8B)
- [对象duìxiàngboyfriend or girlfriend; partner](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AF%B9%E8%B1%A1)
- [老公lǎogōnghusband](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%80%81%E5%85%AC)
- [老婆lǎopowife](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%80%81%E5%A9%86)
- [宝贝bǎobèidarling; baby; honey](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AE%9D%E8%B4%9D)
- [想念xiǎngniànto miss](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%83%B3%E5%BF%B5)
- [思念sīniànlonging](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%80%9D%E5%BF%B5)
- [约会yuēhuìto date](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BA%A6%E4%BC%9A)
- [表白biǎobáito confess one's love](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%A8%E7%99%BD)
- [浪漫làngmànromantic](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B5%AA%E6%BC%AB)
- [甜蜜tiánmìsweet](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9C%E8%9C%9C)
- [吻wěnto kiss](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%BB)
- [拥抱yōngbàoto hug](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%A5%E6%8A%B1)
- [抱bàoto hug; to embrace](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%B1)
- [求婚qiúhūnto propose (marriage)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B1%82%E5%A9%9A)
- [结婚jiéhūnto marry](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%93%E5%A9%9A)
- [婚礼hūnlǐwedding](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A9%9A%E7%A4%BC)
- [分手fēnshǒuto break up](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%88%86%E6%89%8B)
- [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)
- [缘分yuánfènfate](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BC%98%E5%88%86)
- [永远yǒngyuǎnforever](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B0%B8%E8%BF%9C)
- [一辈子yībèiziall one's life](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%80%E8%BE%88%E5%AD%90)
- [白头偕老báitóu-xiélǎoto grow old together](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%99%BD%E5%A4%B4%E5%81%95%E8%80%81)

## How do you say romantic love in Chinese?

爱情 (àiqíng). The most common love words are 爱 (ài, to love), 喜欢 (xǐhuan, to like), 恋爱 (liàn’ài, romantic love).

## What’s the best way to learn Chinese words by topic?

Hear each word and say it back, then keep the list and let Review bring the words back until they stick. They stick for good once you meet them in real stories and shows, which is what our free Library and extension are for.

## More free tools

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