一见倾心

一見傾心

yījiàn-qīngxīn

idiom #38,995

Meanings

1 love at first sight
2 instantly smitten

Characters

incline, pour out

Examples

他们在聚会上相遇，彼此一见倾心。

Tāmen zài jùhuì shàng xiāngyù, bǐcǐ yījiàn-qīngxīn.

They met at the party and fell for each other at first sight.

我对这座城市一见倾心。

Wǒ duì zhè zuò chéngshì yījiàn-qīngxīn.

I fell in love with this city at first sight.

Tips

usage

Can describe romantic infatuation or strong first-sight affection for a place, object, or work of art. Slightly more literary than 一见钟情 (which is romance-only).

Stroke Order

一 yī

见 jiàn

倾 qīng

心 xīn