Love affair in Chinese
love affair · HSK 5
恋爱
- 恋 to love
- 爱 to love
这是她的第一次恋爱。 This is her first romance.
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How do you say love affair in Chinese?
Love affair in Chinese is 恋爱 (liàn ài).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
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