风流 (fēng liú) — how to say "romantic" in Chinese

风流

Romantic, dashing

adjective

Character composition

风

wind

流

to flow

Radicals / Keys

水

Water

#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes

風

Wind

#182 · fēng · 9 strokes

Collocations

风流的男人

fēngliú de nánrén

a philandering man

Examples

他年轻时是个风流才子。

In his youth, he was a gifted and romantic talent.

他很风流。

He is very romantic.

Writing

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say "romantic" in Chinese?

"romantic" in Chinese is 风流 (fēng liú).

风流 meaning in English

风流 (fēng liú) means "Romantic, dashing".

How is 风流 pronounced?

It is pronounced fēng liú (written as feng liu, fengliu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "romantic" in Chinese characters?

It is written 风流: 风 has 4 strokes, 流 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK 3.0 level is 风流?

风流 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.

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