老相好

lǎoxiānghǎo
noun #35,227

Meanings

  1. 1 old flame
  2. 2 longtime lover
  3. 3 old sweetheart (often colloquial / slightly suggestive)

Examples

Tā liǎ shì jǐ shí nián de lǎoxiānghǎo le.
The two of them have been old flames for decades.
Cūn lǐ dōu zhīdào tā yǒu gè lǎoxiānghǎo.
Everyone in the village knows he has an old sweetheart.

Tips

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老相好 is colloquial and a touch gossipy — it implies a long-standing romantic or sexual relationship, often outside or before a marriage. 相好 alone can mean 'be on good terms' or 'lover'; adding ('long-standing') tilts it firmly toward the latter.

Stroke Order

lǎo
xiāng
hǎo