失恋 shīliàn to lose one's love
to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted
How to remember 失恋: 失 to lose + 恋 love = to lose one's love.
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How it is used
- Specifically to be heartbroken by a breakup or unrequited love: 他刚失恋 (tā gāng shīliàn) he just got his heart broken.
- Not general "lose love" - it names the painful end of a romance.
- Contrast 分手 (fēnshǒu, to break up, the event); 失恋 is the resulting state of the jilted one.