春风一度

春風一度
chūnfēng-yídù
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a single sexual encounter (literary euphemism)
  2. 2 to have intercourse once

Examples

HSK 5
Liǎng rén chūnfēngyídù hòu biàn zài wú liánxì.
After their one night together, the two had no further contact.
HSK 7-9
Xiǎoshuō lǐ xiě tāmen chūnfēngyídù, cóngcǐ gèbēndōngxī.
In the novel they share one tryst, and afterwards go their separate ways.

Tips

register
Literary euphemism - 春风 (chūnfēng, 'spring breeze') has long been a stand-in for romantic/sexual feeling, and 一度 (yī dù) means 'one occasion'. Use in fiction or wry commentary, not casual speech.
memory
Pair with 春宵一刻 (chūnxiāo yī kè, 'a moment of a spring night [is worth a thousand pieces of gold]') from Su Shi - both lean on 春 (chūn, 'spring') as the classical code word for romance.

Stroke Order

春 chūn
风 fēng
一 yī
度 dù