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钟情

zhōng qíngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to fall in love / to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-88d1e7ba10995ce0. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鍾情 钟情 [zhong1 qing2] /to fall in love/to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art)/

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Other forms in these source records: 鍾情

  • 钟
    zhōng

    handleless cup / goblet / (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc) / a (large) bell (CL:架[jià]) / clock (CL:座[zuò]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點|点[diǎn],分[fēn],秒[miǎo]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[sān diǎn zhōng] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wǔ fēn zhōng] "five minutes" etc)

    Zhōng

    surname Zhong

  • 情
    qíng

    (bound form) feelings / emotion / sentiment / passion / (bound form) situation / condition

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.