| 情人 | qíng rén | lover / sweetheart | ![]() |
| 恋人 | liàn rén | lover / sweetheart | ![]() |
| 心上人 | xīn shàng rén | sweetheart / one's beloved | ![]() |
| 甜心 | tián xīn | delighted to oblige / sweetheart | ![]() |
| 意中人 | yì zhōng rén | sweetheart / one's true love / the person of one's thoughts | ![]() |
| 心肝宝贝 | xīn gān bǎo bèi | precious darling (often refers to one's child) / sweetheart | ![]() |
| 冤家 | yuān jia | enemy / foe / (in opera) sweetheart or destined love | ![]() |
| 士为知己者死,女为悦己者容 | shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nu:3 wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng | a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart | ![]() |
