情痴

情癡
qíngchī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 person besotted with love
  2. 2 hopeless romantic

Examples

HSK 3
Tā shì yí ge qíngchī, wèile tā shénme dōu yuànyì zuò.
He's a hopeless romantic: he would do anything for her.
HSK 5
《 Hónglóumèng 》 lǐ de Jiǎ Bǎoyù cháng bèi kànzuò yí ge qíngchī.
Jia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber is often seen as a hopeless romantic.

Tips

usage
Like 书痴 'book lover', 情痴 is affectionate or wistful: someone whose devotion in love goes past all reason. 花痴 is mocking, for a person who swoons over every good-looking face. In the reverse order, 痴情 is the adjective 'deeply, foolishly in love'.

Stroke Order

情 qíng
痴 chī