Chinese word

真爱

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhēn ài

Meaning

  • nountrue love

Example

我相信真爱存在。wǒ xiāng xìn zhēn ài cún zài

I believe true love exists.

Illustration for 真爱 (true love)

More examples

他为了真爱愿意改变自己。tā wèi le zhēn ài yuàn yì gǎi biàn zì jǐ

He is willing to change himself for true love.

Core concept

A steady bond in which genuine feeling survives time and remains devoted to one partner.

Common phrases

  • 遇到真爱yù dào zhēn ài

    find true love

  • 为真爱付出wèi zhēn ài fù chū

    devote oneself to true love

Similar words

爱ài: Affection felt for people, animals, things, or other valued objects.
爱情ài qíng: Romantic love between people in a romantic relationship.
恋爱liàn ài: A romantic relationship, the process of dating, or the state of being in love.
真心zhēn xīn: Sincere feelings that come from the heart and show one's true inner self.

Definition in Chinese

指真实、持久且专一的爱情，与短暂的激情或玩弄感情相对，也常用来表达对一段长期伴侣关系的坚定信念。zhǐ zhēn shí chí jiǔ qiě zhuān yī de ài qíng yǔ duǎn zàn de jī qíng huò wán nòng gǎn qíng xiāng duì yě cháng yòng lái biǎo dá duì yí duàn cháng qī bàn lǚ guān xì de jiān dìng xìn niàn

Word origin

真 (zhēn, "true") + 爱 (ài, "love") combines the idea of what is genuine with affection, giving the compound its sense of sincere, lasting devotion.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese media and conversation, 真爱 (zhēnài, "true love") can frame a relationship as a life ideal, so it often appears in statements about whether such love exists.

Other meanings

  • pure lovenoun

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