罗曼史 (luómànshǐ): romance (loanword)

Measure Word

一段罗曼史 duàn

Meanings

1 romance (loanword)
2 love affair

Characters

phonetic (-ce); also means 'history'

Examples

HSK 4

她写了一部关于罗曼史的小说。

Tā xiě le yī bù guānyú luómànshǐ de xiǎoshuō.

She wrote a novel about a love affair.

HSK 4

他们之间有过一段罗曼史。

Tāmen zhījiān yǒu guò yī duàn luómànshǐ.

There was a romance between them.

Tips

history

罗曼史 is a phonetic transliteration of the English word 'romance'. It specifically refers to a love story or affair, not the broader literary genre.

Stroke Order

罗 luó

曼 màn

史 shǐ

Related Words

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romantic / dreamily romantic

罗曼 Luómàn #15,780

Roman (name) / Romance (as in Romance languages)

浪漫史 làngmànshǐ #15,370

romance (story) / love affair / romantic history

罗 luó HSK 7-9 #1,509

to collect / to gather / to display / gauze; net

历史 lìshǐ HSK 4 #1,243

history / past events; historical

有史以来 yǒushǐyǐlái #4,460

since the beginning of history / ever since history began / of all time

哈罗 hāluó #4,103

hello / hallo

曼 màn #3,628

graceful; prolonged / used in transliterations (e.g., Manchester, Manhattan)

史 shǐ #2,108

history; annals / historical records; chronicles

罗嗦 luōsuo #12,312

long-winded / wordy / verbose