暧昧关系

曖昧關係

àimèiguānxi

noun #28,676

Meanings

1 ambiguous romantic relationship
2 unclear/undefined relationship
3 affair
4 shady relationship

Characters

obscure; warm (archaic)

obscure; dark; confused

to relate; to close; to concern

connection; relationship; tie

Examples

他们之间的暧昧关系让同事们议论纷纷。

Tāmen zhī jiān de àimèi guānxi ràng tóngshì men yìlùn fēnfēn.

The ambiguous relationship between them set the colleagues talking.

她不想和他发展成暧昧关系，只想做朋友。

Tā bù xiǎng hé tā fāzhǎn chéng àimèi guānxi, zhǐ xiǎng zuò péngyou.

She didn't want to develop an ambiguous relationship with him — she just wanted to be friends.

Tips

usage

暧昧关系 describes a relationship that is neither clearly romantic nor clearly platonic — a grey area. 暧昧 alone already means vague/ambiguous in an emotional/romantic sense. This phrase is widely used in modern Chinese to describe the uncertain early stages between two people.

Stroke Order

暧 ài

昧 mèi

关 guān

系 xì