How to Say “Sweetheart“ in Chinese?

Today is 七夕(Qīxī), the Chinese Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about how to address your love in Chinese. No.1 宝贝 宝 means “precious”. 贝 means“sea shell”. Ancient Chinese people treated sea shells as treasure. Now people mainly use it to address their love ones in a sweet way, calling them “baby, sweetheart, honey”. 宝贝, it does sound like baby, right? For instance, Have you checked the bedroom, honey? 卧室你看过了吗，宝贝？ wǒshì nǐ kàn guo le ma，bǎobèi？ No worries, baby, you have tried your best! 没关系，宝贝，你已经做得非常好了！ Méi guanxi, bǎobèi，nǐ yǐjīng zuò de fēicháng hǎo le! No.2 亲爱的 亲