qiǎn
缱
lingering attachment; affectionately attached
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
deeply attached; sentimentally lingering
literaryA literary term, almost always used paired with '绻' (quǎn).
Tā他
men们
qiǎn缱
quǎn绻
qíng情
shēn深
,
bù不
rěn忍
lí离
bié别
。
They were deeply attached and reluctant to part.
Shī诗
wén文
zhōng中
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
qiǎn缱
quǎn绻
de的
xiāng相
sī思
zhī之
qíng情
。
The poetry is filled with a lingering feeling of lovesickness.
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yī一
xī夕
qiǎn缱
quǎn绻
a night of tender affection