How to say “heartbreak” in Chinese
heartbreak, breakup
“Heartbreak” in Chinese is 失恋, shī liàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
失恋 is read shī liàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Don't confuse it with 夫: 失 has an extra stroke at the top left.
At the bottom, 心 “heart”. 失恋 — “to lose love”, heartbreak.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “失恋”.
More words from the lesson “The wedding and the breakup”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “heartbreak” in Chinese?
“Heartbreak” in Chinese is 失恋, pinyin shīliàn.
What does 失恋 mean?
失恋 (shīliàn) means “heartbreak, breakup”.
How do you write 失恋?
失恋 is 2 characters: 失 (shī) — lose; 恋 (liàn) — love; attachment. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 失恋?
失恋 is read shīliàn. Tones: shī — first tone, liàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“heartbreak” in the lesson “The wedding and the breakup”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
Start for free