意中人

yìzhōngrén
noun #22,240

Meanings

  1. 1 the person in one's heart
  2. 2 sweetheart
  3. 3 one's true love
  4. 4 the one

Examples

Tā zhōngyú zhǎodàole zìjǐ de yìzhōngrén, liǎng rén xǐ jié liángyuán.
She finally found the one she had always dreamed of, and the two happily wed.
Nǐ xīn zhōng de yìzhōngrén shì shénme yàng de rén?
What kind of person is your ideal partner?

Tips

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意中人 is literary and romantic in tone, more elevated than /女朋友 (boyfriend/girlfriend). It suggests the person who occupies one's thoughts and heart — the ideal or longed-for partner. It often appears in classic literature, poetry, and period dramas.

Stroke Order

zhōng
rén