情郎

qíngláng
noun #30,777

Meanings

  1. 1 lover (male)
  2. 2 boyfriend
  3. 3 paramour (of a woman)

Examples

HSK 5
Gǔdài xiǎoshuō lǐ cháng chūxiàn qíngláng de xíngxiàng.
The figure of the lover often appears in classical novels.
HSK 7-9
Tā mán zhe jiārén tōutōu jiàn qíngláng.
She secretly met her lover behind her family's back.

Tips

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情郎 is literary/romantic - it refers specifically to a woman's male lover, often in old fiction or song lyrics. In modern speech you'd say 男朋友 (boyfriend); 情郎 carries a slightly archaic or melodramatic flavor.

Stroke Order

情 qíng
郎 láng