两情相悦
liǎng qíng xiāng yuè
to love each other; mutual affection
Character by character
两liǎng
two
two
情qíng
hearts
hearts
相xiāng
mutually
mutually
悦yuè
delight
delight
Example
婚姻最要紧的是两情相悦，房子、车子都是其次。
What matters most in a marriage is that two people love each other; the flat and the car come second.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Literary but common in talk about love: both sides are willing, the opposite of 一厢情愿 (wishful, one-sided). It is often set against a match arranged by others, the old 父母之命，媒妁之言 (by the parents’ order and the matchmaker’s word).
Learn this in Lesson 151 · HSK 7–9: 人民公园相亲角 (The marriage market in People’s Park)
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