情窦初开 First love
Explanation
指男女爱情的萌动，多指少女初次体验爱情的美好与悸动。
Refers to the budding of love between men and women, mostly young girls experiencing the beauty and excitement of love for the first time.
Origin Story
十五岁的林薇，性格内向，学习优秀，是老师眼中的好学生。她一直沉浸在学习的海洋里，对爱情懵懂无知。直到一次学校组织的郊游，她遇见了阳光帅气的学长李明。李明健谈幽默，对林薇格外照顾。林薇的心中，第一次感受到了一种从未有过的悸动，脸颊总是泛起红晕。她开始留意李明的言行，关注他的动态，上课时总是忍不住偷偷地看他。晚上回到宿舍，她常常失眠，脑海里全是李明的身影。这种感觉既甜蜜又忐忑，让她既兴奋又害怕。她开始阅读爱情小说，尝试着理解这种奇妙的情感。林薇明白，她情窦初开了。
Fifteen-year-old Lin Wei is introverted, but an excellent student and is highly regarded by her teachers. She has always been immersed in her studies and knew nothing of love. Until a school outing, she met Li Ming, a sunny and handsome senior. Li Ming is talkative and humorous, and he paid special attention to Lin Wei. For the first time, Lin Wei's heart felt an unprecedented stirring, and her cheeks were always flushed. She began to pay attention to Li Ming's words and actions, paying attention to his activities, and couldn't help but secretly glance at him during class. Back in the dormitory at night, she often suffered from insomnia, and Li Ming's image was constantly in her thoughts. This feeling was both sweet and unsettling, making her both excited and afraid. She began to read romance novels, trying to understand this wonderful emotion. Lin Wei understood that she had experienced her first love.
Usage
主要用于描写少女初次体验爱情的懵懂和悸动，也可用于比喻其他事物刚刚开始或萌芽。
Mainly used to describe the naivety and excitement of a young girl's first experience of love; it can also be used to describe other things that are just beginning or sprouting.
Examples
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少女情窦初开，对爱情充满了美好的幻想。
shàonǚ qíngdòu chū kāi, duì àiqíng chōngmǎn le měihǎo de huànxiǎng.
The young girl's heart is beginning to bloom with love, full of beautiful fantasies.
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他情窦初开，便体会到了爱情的甜蜜与忧伤。
tā qíngdòu chū kāi, biàn tǐhuì dàole àiqíng de tiánmì yǔ yōushāng
In his first love experiences, he tasted the sweetness and sadness of love