What does 一见钟情 mean?

一见钟情 (yī jiàn zhōng qíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall in love at first sight”.

How do you pronounce 一见钟情?

一见钟情 is pronounced yī jiàn zhōng qíng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 一见钟情 literally mean?

Literally, 一见钟情 means “Love at first sight”. It is used to mean “to fall in love at first sight”.

Where does 一见钟情 come from?

一见钟情 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.

What is the Chinese definition of 一见钟情?

钟：集中；钟情：爱情专注。旧指男女之间一见面就产生爱情。也指对事物一见就产生了感情。

一见钟情 — “To fall in love at first sight”

一见钟情 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall in love at first sight”. To be immediately captivated by someone or something upon first seeing them/it. Literally, “Love at first sight”.

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一见钟情 Pronunciation and Pinyin

一yī
见jiàn
钟zhōng
情qíng

一见钟情 Character Breakdown

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
一	yī	1	one, a, single, whole
见	jiàn	4	to see or meet
钟	zhōng	9	bell, clock, hour, concentrate
情	qíng	11	emotions, feelings, love

Example Sentence with 一见钟情

他们在一次朋友聚会上相遇，彼此一见钟情，很快便坠入爱河。

They met at a friend's gathering, fell in love at first sight, and soon began a romantic relationship.

Origin and Story of 一见钟情

During the Western Han Dynasty, Sima Xiangru, a talented writer of ci fu, led a very difficult life.

His friend Wang Ji, the magistrate of Linqiong County, invited him to be a guest at the home of the wealthy merchant Zhuo Wangsun. There, Sima Xiangru met Zhuo Wangsun's widowed daughter, Zhuo Wenjun. They fell in love at first sight, expressing their mutual affection through the lute and secretly pledging their lives to each other.

Despite Zhuo Wangsun's strong disapproval, they defied him and opened their own wine shop, beginning a life of hardship together.

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Questions about 一见钟情

What does 一见钟情 mean?: 一见钟情 (yī jiàn zhōng qíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall in love at first sight”.
How do you pronounce 一见钟情?: 一见钟情 is pronounced yī jiàn zhōng qíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一见钟情 literally mean?: Literally, 一见钟情 means “Love at first sight”. It is used to mean “to fall in love at first sight”.
Where does 一见钟情 come from?: 一见钟情 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 一见钟情?: 钟：集中；钟情：爱情专注。旧指男女之间一见面就产生爱情。也指对事物一见就产生了感情。

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