情窦初开 — “To have one's first awakening of love”
情窦初开 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's first awakening of love”. To experience the first stirrings of romance (especially of a young girl). Literally, “love's first bud opening”.
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情窦初开 Pronunciation and Pinyin
情窦初开 Character Breakdown
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她那时情窦初开，对任何一点善意都会感到格外温暖。
She was then experiencing her first awakening of love, and felt especially warm at any small kindness.
Idioms Related to 情窦初开
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- qíng情bù不kě可què却cannot decline due to sentiment
- qíng情bù不zì自kān堪overwhelmed by emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自yǐ已unable to control one's emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自jīn禁unable to restrain one's feelings
- qíng情bù不zì自shèng胜overcome by emotion
- qíng情zhī之suǒ所zhōng钟where one's heart is deeply set
- qíng情rén人yǎn眼lǐ里chū出xī西shī施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- qíng情qī凄yì意qiè切deeply grieved and distressed
- qíng情tóng同yī一jiā家feel like one family
- qíng情tóng同shǒu手zú足as close as brothers
- qíng情tóng同yáng羊zuǒ左bosom friends willing to die for each other
- qíng情tóng同gǔ骨ròu肉as close as flesh and blood
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Open the tool →Questions about 情窦初开
What does 情窦初开 mean?
情窦初开 (qíng dòu chū kāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's first awakening of love”.
How do you pronounce 情窦初开?
情窦初开 is pronounced qíng dòu chū kāi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 情窦初开 literally mean?
Literally, 情窦初开 means “love's first bud opening”. It is used to mean “to have one's first awakening of love”.
What is the Chinese definition of 情窦初开?
窦：孔穴；情窦：情意的发生或男女爱情萌动。指刚刚懂得爱情（多指少女）。