情网

情網

qíngwǎng

noun #22,528

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他不知不觉中坠入了情网。

Tā bùzhībùjué zhōng zhuìrù le qíngwǎng.

Before he knew it, he had fallen into the snare of love.

HSK 7-9

爱情是一张无形的情网，让人难以自拔。

Àiqíng shì yī zhāng wúxíng de qíngwǎng, ràng rén nányǐ zìbá.

Love is an invisible net of passion that is hard to escape from.

usage

情网 is almost always used in the set phrase 坠入情网 - to fall into the net of love. The metaphor is romantic but has a slightly entrapping quality.

情 qíng

网 wǎng