Chinese Conversation · Level 66
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Chinese word
失恋
Pronunciation
Pinyinshī liàn
Meaning
- verbhave one's heart broken
Example
我昨天失恋了。wǒ zuó tiān shī liàn le
I had my heart broken yesterday.
More examples
听说他昨天失恋了，朋友们都很关心他。tīng shuō tā zuó tiān shī liàn le péng yǒu men dōu hěn guān xīn tā
I heard he had his heart broken yesterday, and his friends are all very concerned about him.
Core concept
A hoped-for romantic bond slips away, so the person remains focused on the pain of that loss.
Common phrases
失恋了shī liàn le
have one's heart broken
正在失恋zhèng zài shī liàn
be heartbroken
再次失恋zài cì shī liàn
have one's heart broken again
Similar words
分手fēn shǒu: Break up with a romantic partner and end the relationship.
离婚lí hūn: End a marriage through a legal divorce.
Definition in Chinese
因恋爱关系结束或爱情未能实现而感到伤心、痛苦的经历或状态，也可用作表示这一情感变化的动作。yīn liàn ài guān xì jié shù huò ài qíng wèi néng shí xiàn ér gǎn dào shāng xīn tòng kǔ de jīng lì huò zhuàng tài yě kě yòng zuò biǎo shì zhè yì qíng gǎn biàn huà de dòng zuò
Word origin
The compound 失恋 (shīliàn, "to have one's heart broken") joins the idea of losing with the idea of romantic attachment, linking a failed love to the resulting emotional state.
Usage tips
- The person experiencing the loss is normally the subject, which makes first-person and third-person descriptions natural in everyday conversation.