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nán-shén
a man one admires or has a crush on
nǚ-shén
a woman one admires or has a crush on
nán péng-yǒu
boyfriend
nǚ péng-yǒu
girlfriend
duì-xiàng
significant other
ní yǒu duì-xiàng ma?
are you seeing someone?
dān-shēn
single
dān-shēn gǒu
singleton (self mockery)
cuī
to urge someone to do something
nǐ bà-mā cuī nǐ le ma?
are your parents pressuring you?
bié tí le
tell me about it (sarcastic)
biǎo-bái
to confess one's feeling towards their crush
zuò wǒ nǚ péng-yǒu ba?
will you be my girlfriend?
我爱你
I love you
jià gěi wǒ ba
will you marry me?
gǒu-liáng
dog food
sá gǒu-liáng
public display of affection
tā liǎ tiān-tiān sá gǒu-liáng
they perform PDA every day
yòu lái le
here we go again
diàn-dēng-pāo
light bulb
wǒ bù xiǎng dāng diàn-dēng-pāo
I don't want to be the third wheel
tā yǒu duì-xiàng le
he/she is taken
pǔ-tōng
ordinary
wǒ-men zhǐ shì pǔ-tōng péng-yǒu
we're just friends
lèi-xíng
type
tā bú shì wó xǐ-huan de lèi-xíng
he/she is not my type
ní xǐ-huan tā shén-me?
what do you like about him/her?
nǐ bá wǒ wèn-zhu le
you got me
xìng-gé
personality
tā xìng-gé hén hǎo
he/she has a good personality
tā hěn tè-bié
he/she is special
wǒ-men yí jiàn zhōng qíng
we fell in love at first sight
wǒ-men hěn liáo-de-lái
we clicked
wǒ-men zài yì-qǐ le
we are together
fēn-shǒu
to break up
wǒ-men fēn-shǒu le
we broke up
fù-hé
to make up
wǒ-men fù-hé le
we made up
cì
... time(s)
wǒ-men fēn fēn hé hé hěn-duō cì
we're on and off
回
to turn around; to revolve
tā hái-méi huí wǒ
he/she still hasn't replied to me
wǒ shòu-bù-liǎo le
I can't stand it anymore
ní xiǎng tài duō le
you overthought it
nǐ chī-cù la?
are you jealous? (in courtship)
shéi shuō de?
says who?
wǒ kāi-wán-xiào de
I'm just joking
qián-rèn
ex
wǒ-men hái shì péng-yǒu
we are still friends
gǎn-jué
feelings
nǐ duì tā hái-yǒu gǎn-jué ma?
do you still have feelings for him/her?
yì yán nán jìn
it's complicated
wǒ-men xìng-gé bù hé
we are just too different
wǒ hái shì fàng-bú-xià tā
I still can't get over him/her
wó yǐ-jīng fàng-xià le
I've moved on
bèi-tāi
spare tire
tā zhǐ shì ge bèi-tāi
he/she was just a back-up
bié dàng-zhēn!
don't take it seriously！
tài zhā le!
what a jerk!
nǐ méi shì'r ba?
you alright?
dōu huì guò-qu de
everything will be OK
shùn qí zì-rán ba
let it be
nǐ hái-yǒu wǒ ne
you still have me
wǒ péi nǐ
I'll keep you company
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