10 Alternative Ways To Say I Love You in Chinese

Bored with saying the usual 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ)? This Valentine's Day, really surprise your lover with these alternative ways of expressing your heart-felt cheesy emotions. Who knows, even if you have a Chinese partner you might pick up a phrase even they don't know.

10 Alternative Ways to Say I Love You in Chinese

520
Perhaps the most common of the bunch, 520 is how the cool kids express their love for each other because 520 in Chinese, 五二零 wǔèrlíng, sounds a little like wǒ ài nǐ. If you don't get it, try mumbling.

1314
Really meaning 'one life one death,' this combination of numbers is used to mean 'forever.' The first two combinations can also be combined, with 5201314 meaning 'I love you forever.' 

爱老虎油
This one is pretty easy to decipher, just say 爱老虎油 àilǎohǔyóu out loud. 

撒浪嘿呦
Similar to the last one, these characters (撒浪嘿呦 sǎlànghēiyōu) are pronounced in the same way as 'I love you' but this time in Korean (Sarang Heyo).

我爱你胜过一切
If 'I love you' just won't cut it anymore, you can always go all out with this phrase, 我爱你胜过一切 wǒ ài nǐ shèngguò yīqiè. Meaning 'I love you more than anything,' we advise you not to use this phrase lightly.

Express your love, Beijing style

If you're looking for some more original ways to say I love you, we thought of some Beijing-specific phrases you can try. All you've got to do now is hope that your partner hasn't also read this blog ... because that would be a little awkward.

I love you more than Trump loves bronzer.
A seriously large amount. More than any Geordie girl we know. We wonder where he gets his goods, because Dior doesn't make that shade.
我爱你胜过川普爱美黑乳。Wǒ ài nǐ shèngguò chuānpǔ ài měihēirǔ. 

My love for you is beyond index.
Yup. Beyond the range. You make my head spin more than a red alert day.
我对你的爱无以言表。Wǒ duì nǐ de ài wúyǐyánbiǎo.

I love you more than 99 iPhones.
Remember the lad who proposed to his girlfriend with the 99 iPhones? 
我爱你胜过99个爱疯。Wǒ ài nǐ shèngguò 99 gè àifēng.

Not even the proposed 7th Ring Road is big enough to contain my love for you.
And that road is outside Beijing's city limits, going for a total of 940 kilometers.
连没建成的7环路都装不下我对你的爱。Lián méi jiànchéng de qihuánlù dōu zhuāngbúxià wǒ duì nǐ de ài.

I love you more than half-price burrito night at Q Mex.
We love burritos. A lot.
我爱你胜过Q Mex的半价墨西哥卷。Wǒ ài nǐ shèngguò Q Mex de bànjià mòxīgē juǎn.  

And a bonus phrase ... Roses are red, violets are blue, I love you more than a big tanghulu. 
玫瑰是红的，紫罗兰是蓝的，我爱你胜过爱大糖葫芦。Méiguī shì hóng de, zǐ luó lán shì lánde, wǒ ài nǐ shèngguò ài dà tánghúlú.

Happy Valentine's Day, Beijing!

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