秀恩爱

秀恩愛
xiù ēn'ài
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to show off one's relationship
  2. 2 to flaunt affection in public, especially online

Examples

HSK 6
Tāmen liǎ tiāntiān zài péngyouquān xiù ēn'ài.
The two of them show off their relationship on WeChat Moments every day.
HSK 7-9
Qíngrénjié nà tiān, dānshēn de wǒ zhǐnéng kàn zhe biéren xiù ēn'ài.
On Valentine's Day, single me could only watch other people show off their love.

Tips

culture
秀 is the English "show" borrowed as a verb, as in 作秀 "to put on a show". Singles forced to watch couples 秀恩爱 joke that they are being fed 狗粮 "dog food": the couple 撒狗粮 "scatters dog food" and the single 吃狗粮 "eats it".

Stroke Order

秀 xiù
恩 ēn
爱 ài