Love you in Chinese
Saying “I love you” can be difficult for some people. This is especially true for the Older Asian generations. They don’t feel comfortable expressing their inner feelings to each other. As a matter of fact, I have never heard my mom saying “我爱你 I Love you” in Chinese to my dad or vice versa. Have you? The way they convey their affections would be going for holiday together, my mum will cook my dad’s favorite dish on his birthday, my dad will bring my mum out for a walk etc. I sometimes wonder whether my parents actually said “I love you” in Chinese when they were dating?
Some people find saying 我爱你 – I love you in Chinese or in other languages to be difficult because they are shy. They get nervous in front of the girl or boy they like. Some just have no clue at all what to say. They are lost for words when they stand in front of the person they like or love.
Other ways to say I love you
When you find saying “I LOVE YOU 我爱你“ in Chinese or other languages difficult, you can convey your feelings through other methods. You can try playing your most favourite Chinese love song, use line or wastapp to send love emoticons, send her flowers or buy her / him a card that has love messages it it. All these other alternative ways can help you to express your affection to the other party in a very romantic way as well.
Saying “I love you” is important
Relationship is base on communication. You need to communicate your love and give positive regard to your partner often. Some people are confused whether their partner love them because they have not heard “I love you” from them. Some people are tired of hearing the same expression “I love you” in Chinese or in other languages because it has lost its true meaning. It has become just another way of saying “Hello” or “Goodbye”. For a relationship to grow and thrive, we need to treat it like growing a plant. We need to water it, fertilize it and even talk to it. The way to nourish your relationship is to constantly expressing your love and affection. It can be through words, through writing, through a touch, a kiss or anything that is coming from the heart. It can never be something that feels like a routine act.
Good relationships through love
Good relationships don’t happen overnight. Falling in love with someone is easy, but to maintain a good relationship takes lots of effort. If you don’t rekindle the fire from time to time, the fire will eventually dies out. In order to have a lasting relationship, the couple needs to cultivate a mature and trusting relationships to make it work.
How to say I love you in Mandarin Chinese
So, if you want your relationship to grow stronger, and you want various ways of expressing your love to your partner, well, we have got you covered. Below are the classic love expressions from Hollywood, Chinese and Japanese movies like Jerry Maguire, Tempting heart, When Harry met Sally etc. You will never be tongue-tied again after reading this post. Your partner will fall head over heels with you all over again.
15 most romantic ways to say I love you in Chinese
1. 你完整了我
Nǐ wán zhěng le wǒ
You complete me (Jerry Maguire)
2. 就在看到你的那一刻，我心动了。(就在看到你的那一刻，我心動了)
Jiù zài kàn dào nǐ dì nà yī kè, wǒ xīn dòng le.
The very moment I saw you, my heart skipped a beat. ( Chinese Movie: Tempting Heart)
3. 你真是个笨蛋，除了喜欢你，我什么都做不好。(你真是個笨蛋，除了喜歡你，我什麼都做不好)
Nǐ zhēn shi gè bèn dàn,, chú le xǐ huān nǐ, wǒ shén me dōu zuò bù hǎo.
You are such an idiot, I can’t do anything well other than loving you. (Korean Movie: The Classic)
4. 我再也不想清晨醒来的时候没有你在我旁边。(我再也不想清晨醒來的時候沒有你在我旁邊)
Wǒ zài yě bù xiǎng qīng chén xǐng lái de shí hòu méi yǒu nǐ zài wǒ pang biān
I am not waking up another morning without being able to look at you next to me. ( just right)
5. 你就是我想要的女人。
Nǐ jiù shì wǒ xiǎng yào de nǚ rén
You are the woman that I want. (How Stella Got Her Groove Back)
6. 爱就是永远不用说抱歉。(愛就是永遠不用說抱歉)
Ài jiù shì yǒng yuǎn bù yòng shuō bào qiàn.
love means never having to say you’re sorry. (love story)
7. 我决定了，你就是我唯一的女人。
Wǒ jué ding le, nǐ jiù shì wǒ wéi yī de nǚ rén.
I made up my mind you were the only woman for me. （gone with the wind）
8. 遇见你的第一天起我就爱上你了，而且永不停息。(遇見你的第一天起我就愛上你了，而且永不停息)
Yù jiàn nǐ de dì yī tiān qǐ wǒ jiù ài shàng nǐ le, ér qiě yǒng bù ting xī.
I have loved you since the first day I met you, and I’ll never stop.
9. 我不聪明，但我知道爱是什么。(我不聰明，但我知道愛是什麼)
Wǒ bù cōng míng, dàn wǒ zhī dào ài shì shén me.
I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is. (Forrest Gump)
10. 因为遇见你，我活过来了。(因為遇見你，我活過來了)
Yīn wèi yù jiàn nǐ, wǒ huó guò lái le
Because I came alive when I met you. ( My big fat Greek wedding)
11. 我想拥有你的全部，永远，你和我，每时每刻。(我想擁有你的全部，永遠，你和我，每時每刻)
Wǒ xiǎng yǒng yǒu nǐ de quán bù, yǒng yuǎn, nǐ hé wǒ, měi shí měi kè.
I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day. ( The notebook)
12. 不论我是什么，我是你的。(不論我是什麼，我是你的)
Bù guǎn wǒ shì shén me, wǒ shì nǐ de.
Whatever I am… I’m yours. （casino royale）
13. 这是我人生中唯一深信不疑的事。(這是我人生中唯一深信不疑的事)
Zhè shì wǒ rén shēng zhōng wéi yī shēn xìn bù yí de shì.
I think that’s the only thing I’ve ever been really sure of in my entire life. ( garden state)
14. 这世上，除了你我别无所求。(這世上，除了你我別無所求)
Zhè shì shàng, chú le nǐ wǒ bié wú suǒ qiú.(Nuó wēi de sēn lín)
In this world, I don’t long for anything other than you. (Chinese Movie: Norwegian Wood)
15. 当你意识到自己想要与一个人共度余生的时候，你会希望你的余生尽快开始。
(当你意识到自己想要与一个人共度余生的时候，你会希望你的余生尽快开始)
Dāng nǐ yì shí dào zìjǐ xiǎng yào yǔ yī gè rén gong dù yú shēng de shí hòu, nǐ huì xī wàng nǐ de yú shēng jǐn kuài kāi shǐ.
When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of the life to start as soon as possible. (When Harry met Sally)
There you go. 15 ways to express your love in Chinese from your heart. Mean everything you say and never ever force it. Don’t say it just to please your girlfriend or boyfriend. You need to be sincere and with intention.
How to say I love you in Chinese is not that difficult after all. You can start by saying the most simplest expression “我爱你”.
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