热恋期

熱戀期

rèliànqī

noun

Meanings

1 honeymoon phase
2 passionate early dating stage

Characters

love; infatuation

Examples

他们还在热恋期，每天都要见面。

Tāmen hái zài rèliànqī, měi tiān dōu yào jiànmiàn.

They're still in the honeymoon phase and want to see each other every day.

热恋期过了才是考验。

Rèliànqī guò le cái shì kǎoyàn.

The real test comes after the honeymoon phase.

Tips

usage

热恋 = 'passionate love' (literally 'hot love'). The 热恋期 is the early-relationship high — psychology articles in Chinese media cite research that it typically lasts 6-18 months before neurochemistry settles into the 平淡期.

Stroke Order

热 rè

恋 liàn

期 qī