The original post was on Jamie's Mandarin WeChat in February 2020.
Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Despite the tough situation, we are going through right now, LOVE is something worth remembering and celebrating.
The language of love is universal. However, we have more subtle ways of expressing our feelings in Chinese culture. For example, we give the loved one a “red bean” as a symbol of “thinking about you”, as we say 相思红豆 xiàng sī hóng dòu. But among young people, express romantic feelings have become much more straightforward.
We have listed 10 most common romantic expressions in Chinese. Listen to the audio and say it to your significant other on Valentine’s Day, or to yourself. Self-love is important too!
- 亲爱的宝贝，我爱你!
qīn ài de bǎo bèi wǒ ài nǐ
Dear baby, I love you!
- 你是我的唯一。
nǐ shì wǒ de wéi yī
You are the only one.
- 我想永远陪在你身边。
wǒ xiǎng yǒng yuǎn péi zài nǐ shēn biān
I always want to be your side.
- 我最在乎的人就是你。
wǒ zuì zài hū de rén jiù shì nǐ
You are the one who I care about the most!
- 遇见你是我三生有幸。
yù jiàn nǐ shì wǒ sānshēng yǒuxìng
I must be the most fortunate in my present, previous, and future life to have met you.
- 你一直都在我的心里。
nǐ yī zhí dōu zài wǒ de xīn lǐ
You are always in my heart.
- 海可枯，石可烂，对你的爱永远不变。
hǎi kě kū, shí kě làn，duì nǐ de ài yǒng yuǎn bú biàn
The ocean might dry out of the water, stones might break, but my love for you will never change.
- 执子之手，与子偕老。
zhí zǐ zhī shǒu ，yǔ zǐ xié lǎo Holding your hand, growing old together.
You will hear people say this phrase a lot on proposal and wedding ceremonies.
- 因为一个人爱上一座城...
yīnwéi yí gè rén ài shàng yí zuò chéng
Fall in love with a city because of a person.
- 陪伴是最长情的告白.
péi bàn shì zuì zhǎng qíng de gào bái
Being on your sides is the best way to confess my love.
