Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Top Ten Popular Chinese Words for Relationships (2010 Edition)

1. 我爱你(wŏ ài nĭ) I love you
2. 红颜知己(hóngyánzhījĭ) Female soul mate
3. 热恋(rèliàn) Head over heels in love
4. 吃软饭(chīruănfàn) A male who lives on the earnings of a
female
5. 早恋(zăoliàn) Puppy love/Falling in love at an early age
6. 第三者(dìsānzhě) Someone who is in an adulterous
relationship with a married man or woman
7. 暗送秋波(ànsòngqiūbō) Secretly to cast flirtatious looks at
somebody
8. 异地恋(yìdì liàn) Long-distance relationship
9. 来电(láidiàn) To click with someone/have sparks
10. 相思(xiāngsī) Miss each other