失恋

失戀

shīliàn

verb HSK 5 #15,428

Meanings

HSK 3

他失恋以后很长时间都不开心。

Tā shīliàn yǐhòu hěn cháng shíjiān dōu bù kāixīn.

He was unhappy for a long time after the breakup.

HSK 7-9

失恋并不是世界末日。

Shīliàn bìngbú shì shìjiè mòrì.

A broken heart isn't the end of the world.

memory

失 (lose) + 恋 (love) = lost love. Literally losing your romance.

usage

失恋 specifically means being the one who was left or rejected. It implies the other person ended the relationship.

失 shī

恋 liàn