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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

爱情 [àiqíng]
  1. 1. noun love
    爱情是无价的。
    Love is priceless.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

爱情 [àiqíng]
  1. 1. love (between man and woman)
    他们之间已经有了很深的爱情
    They have a deep love for each other already.
    爱情专一
    be constant in love
    爱情是需要两个人共同呵护的。
    大家都夸他对爱情忠贞不渝。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

爱情 [àiqíng]
  1. 1. 男女之间互相爱恋的感情。

Examples

他们之间已经有了很深的爱情
They have a deep love for each other already. 爱情
爱情专一
be constant in love 爱情
《梁山伯与祝英台》是个很浪漫的爱情故事。
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is a very romantic love story. 浪漫
误把友谊当爱情
mistake friendship for love
爱情
love (between man and woman)
爱情是需要两个人共同呵护的。 爱情
大家都夸他对爱情忠贞不渝。 爱情
他在生命的旅途上一边跑一边做梦,相信着命定的爱情
偏见是导致爱情结束的重要原因。 偏见
爱情骗子是无耻的。 骗子

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nciku Note

爱情 vs. 爱

“爱情”是名词,指男女之间相爱的感情,如“产生爱情”、“甜蜜的爱情”等,比如:
爱情 is a noun meaning the "affection for another person," e.g. 产生爱情,甜蜜的爱情, etc. Some other examples are:
(1)有人说:婚姻是爱情的坟墓。
(2)经过一段时间的相处,他们之间产生了爱情。

“爱”是动词,用法较多。“爱”做主语、宾语,往往与“爱情”的意思接近。“爱情”多与非单音节词语搭配,如“爱情故事”、“爱情关系”。下例中“爱情”与“爱”可以互换。
爱 is a verb, with several meanings. 爱 as the subject or object of a sentence is often the same as 爱情. 爱情 mostly goes with polysyllabic words, e.g. 爱情故事,爱情关系. 爱情 and 爱 in the following example are also interchangeable:
(3)他们的爱(爱情)是真挚的。
(4)真正的爱情是没有贵贱之分的。
“爱”的主要用法(做谓语),与“爱情”是不同的。
The main usage of 爱(as the predicate of a sentence) is different from that of 爱情.

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