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Puppy love in mainland China

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早恋
Simplified Chinese早恋
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinzǎoliàn
IPA[tsàʊ.ljɛ̂n]

Zaolian (Chinese: 早恋; literal meaning "early love") in mainland China means "to have a romantic relationship too early"[1] and refers to adolescent romantic relationships before university. In China, many conservative parents and educators supporting examination-based education think that "zaolian" will bring many problems such as it will affect students' study ability and marks, or that zaolian relationships will almost always split in the end.

References

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  1. ^ Xiandai Hanyu Cidian (现代汉语词典) 6th edition