unrequited love; one-sided affection
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to love someone unrequitedly; to have one-sided affection
neutralOften implies a sense of longing, sorrow, or frustration because the feelings are not reciprocated. Can describe both the action of pining for someone and the state of being in such a situation.
Tā他
àn暗
liàn恋
tā她
hěn很
jiǔ久
le了
，
dàn但
zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
dān单
xiāng相
sī思
。
He has had a crush on her for a long time, but it's just unrequited love.
Bú不
yào要
yī一
wèi味
de地
dān单
xiāng相
sī思
，
huò或
xǔ许
gāi该
xiàng向
tā她
biǎo表
bái白
le了
。
Don't just keep pining away with unrequited love; maybe it's time to confess to her.
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Tā她
xiě写
de的
nà那
xiē些
qíng情
shī诗
，
jì记
lù录
de的
quán全
shì是
tā她
dān单
xiāng相
sī思
de的
tòng痛
kǔ苦
。
The love poems she wrote all record the pain of her one-sided affection.
Zhè这
chū出
xì戏
jiǎng讲
de的
shì是
yī一
gè个
nián年
qīng轻
huà画
jiā家
dān单
xiāng相
sī思
de的
bēi悲
shāng伤
gù故
shì事
。
This play tells the sad story of a young painter's unrequited love.