暧昧关系

曖昧關係

àimèi guānxi

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

HSK 7-9

他们之间的暧昧关系让同事们议论纷纷。

Tāmen zhījiān de àimèi guānxi ràng tóngshì men yìlùnfēnfēn.

The ambiguous relationship between them set the colleagues talking.

HSK 7-9

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