失恋

失戀

shīliàn

verb HSK 7 #15,428

Meanings

1 to be jilted
2 to have a broken heart
3 to suffer from unrequited love

Characters

Examples

他失恋以后很长时间都不开心。

Tā shīliàn yǐhòu hěn cháng shíjiān dōu bù kāixīn.

He was unhappy for a long time after the breakup.

失恋并不是世界末日。

Shīliàn bìng bú shì shìjiè mòrì.

A broken heart isn't the end of the world.

Tips

memory

失 (lose) + 恋 (love) = lost love. Literally losing your romance.

usage

失恋 specifically means being the one who was left or rejected. It implies the other person ended the relationship.

Stroke Order

失 shī

恋 liàn