| 自由恋爱 |
zì yóu liàn ài |
romantic relationships based on free choice (as opposed to arranged courtship or marriage) |
| 自 |
zì |
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
| 自由 |
zì yóu |
freedom; liberty / free; unrestricted |
| 由 |
yóu |
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... |
| 恋 |
liàn |
to feel attached to / to long for / to love |
| 恋爱 |
liàn ài |
(romantic) love / CL:个,场 / in love / to have an affair |
| 爱 |
ài |
to love; to be fond of; to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) |