Meaning
feel attached to; long for; love
Chinese: 爱恋、留恋。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lian” becomes a different word in each tone. 恋 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 恋爱liàn ài(romantic) love; in love; to have an affair
- 失恋shī liànto lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted
- 留恋liú liànreluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly
- 迷恋mí liànto be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about
- 恋恋不舍liàn liàn bù shěreluctant to part
Example Sentence
毕业了，大家都很留恋校园的生活。Bì yè le, dà jiā dōu hěn liú liàn xiào yuán de shēng huó.After graduation, everyone misses campus life.
毕业Bì yègraduation了le(completed action)，大家dà jiāeveryone都dōuall很hěnvery留恋liú liànreluctant to leave校园xiào yuáncampus的deof生活shēng huóto live。