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yī 一 jiàn 见 zhōng 钟 qíng 情

一见钟情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng

love at first sight

Literally: one look concentrate feeling

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Attested in Qing dynasty fiction.

How to use it

Predicate, often 对……一见钟情; positive. Often 他们一见钟情.

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  1. 他们在朋友的生日会上一见钟情。
    Tāmen zài péngyou de shēngrìhuì shàng yī jiàn zhōng qíng.
    They fell in love at first sight at a friend's birthday party.
    they at friend (particle) birthday-party on one look concentrate feeling
  2. 我对这个城市一见钟情，决定留下来工作。
    Wǒ duì zhège chéngshì yī jiàn zhōng qíng, juédìng liú xiàlái gōngzuò.
    I fell for this city at first sight and decided to stay and work here.
    I toward this city one look concentrate feeling, decide stay down work

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