boyfriend; male lover; sweetheart
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Meanings
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boyfriend; male lover; sweetheart
literaryOften used in literary, poetic, or traditional contexts; carries a romantic or slightly old-fashioned connotation compared to the modern 男朋友.
Tā她
rì日
yè夜
sī思
niàn念
zhe着
yuǎn远
fāng方
de的
qíng情
láng郎
。
She thinks day and night of her distant lover.
Chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
qíng情
láng郎
zhōng终
yú于
qí骑
zhe着
bái白
mǎ马
lái来
jiē接
tā她
le了
。
The legendary sweetheart finally arrived on a white horse to take her away.
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Zhè这
shǒu首
mín民
gē歌
miáo描
xiě写
le了
yī一
wèi位
shào少
nǚ女
děng等
dài待
qíng情
láng郎
de的
jiāo焦
jí急
xīn心
qíng情
。
This folk song describes the anxious mood of a young girl waiting for her beau.
Tā她
bǎ把
qíng情
láng郎
sòng送
gěi给
tā她
de的
dìng定
qíng情
xìn信
wù物
xiǎo小
xīn心
de地
shōu收
zài在
hé盒
zi子
lǐ里
。
She carefully put away the token of love her sweetheart gave her in a box.