情网

情網

qíngwǎng

noun #22,528

Meanings

1 snare of love
2 net of passion
3 entanglement of romance

Characters

emotion / love / feelings

Examples

他不知不觉中坠入了情网。

Tā bùzhī bùjué zhōng zhuì rù le qíngwǎng.

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

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 zì bá.

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

Tips

usage

情网 is almost always used in the set phrase 坠入情网 (zhuì rù qíngwǎng) — to fall into the net of love. The metaphor is romantic but has a slightly entrapping quality.

Stroke Order

情 qíng

网 wǎng