🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

爱人

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ài rén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lover/ˈlʌv.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她是他的爱人,他们非常幸福。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who loves someone, especially in a romantic or sexual relationship.

    "She is his lover, and they have been together for several years."
  2. 2

    A person who has a strong liking or affection for something.

    "He is a lover of classical music and attends concerts regularly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'luviere', from Old English 'lufian' (to love), combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Historically evolved from denoting any person who feels affection to specifically describing a romantic or sexual partner.

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