罗曼史

羅曼史

luómànshǐ

noun #14,147

Measure Word

一段罗曼史 duàn

Meanings

1 romance (loanword)
2 love affair

Characters

phonetic (-man-)

phonetic (-ce); also means 'history'

Examples

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.

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