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暗恋

Word · VerbTraditional暗戀

unrequited love; secret crush

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to have a secret crush on someone; to harbor unspoken love

neutral

通常指单方面的、隐秘的爱慕之情,带有渴望但无法或不敢表达的意味。

Zhěng整
gè个
gāo高
zhōng中
shí时
qī期
 ,
tā他
dōu都
àn暗
liàn恋
zhe着
tā他
de的
tóng同
zhuō桌
 。

Throughout high school, he secretly had a crush on his deskmate.

Tā她
bǎ把
zhè这
fèn份
àn暗
liàn恋
shēn深
cáng藏
zài在
xīn心
dǐ底
 ,
cóng从
méi没
gào告
su诉
guò过
rèn任
hé何
rén人
 。

She kept this secret love hidden deep in her heart, never telling anyone.

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Hěn很
duō多
qīng青
chūn春
qī期
de的
àn暗
liàn恋
zuì最
zhōng终
dōu都
wú无
jí疾
ér而
zhōng终
 。

Many adolescent secret crushes ultimately come to nothing.

Tā他
duì对
gōng公
sī司
de的
yī一
wèi位
nǚ女
kuài会
jì计
àn暗
liàn恋
yǐ已
jiǔ久
 。

He has secretly been in love with a female accountant at the company for a long time.