一夜情

yíyèqíng

noun

Meanings

Tā bù xiāngxìn yíyèqíng néng fāzhǎn chéng gǎnqíng.

She doesn't believe a one-night stand can develop into a relationship.

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì yí duàn yíyèqíng de gùshi.

This movie tells the story of a one-night stand.

memory

Literally 'one-night emotion' — 一夜 (one night) + 情 (feeling / romance). The word gained currency in the 1990s-2000s as urban dating culture shifted.

一 yī

夜 yè

情 qíng