Definition
钟情 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to be deeply in love with' or 'to have a strong passion for'. It often appears in the pattern 钟情于 + object (e.g., 钟情于艺术), or directly with a person (钟情某人). The object of affection can be romantic or abstract (e.g., art, literature). As a v.o. structure, it can be separated to insert measure words or duration, though such separations are rare in daily speech — you may hear 钟过一次情 'have fallen in love once'. This word carries a literary, slightly classical tone.
v.o.
to be deeply in love (with someone)to fall in loveto have a strong passion for (art, literature, etc.)
Examples
- 钟情。Tā dì yī cì jiàn dào tā jiù zhōng qíng le.He fell deeply in love with her the first time he saw her.
- 。Tā yì shēng zhǐ zhōng guò yí cì qíng.She has only fallen in love once in her life.
- 钟情。Zhè wèi huàjiā tèbié zhōng qíng yú shānshuǐhuà.This painter has a particular passion for landscape painting.
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