我们一直是情人的关系
“Li Dongming and I have been having an affair.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我跟李东明
“Li Dongming and I have been having an affair.”
我们一直是情人的关系
“Li Dongming and I have been having an affair.”
一开始我们很好
“At first, we were good.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
While '情人' translates directly to 'lover', in contemporary mainland discourse it often carries a specific social implication of an extramarital partner or an unofficial romantic affair.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a romantic relationship (often extramarital or secret lovers)
In modern spoken Chinese, 情人 frequently carries the connotation of being lovers outside of marriage or in an unconventional arrangement.