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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.parents
父亲
father
单亲
single-parent
母亲
mother
- 2
n.relative; relation; kin
亲属
relatives
寻亲访友
pay a visit to relatives and friends
表亲
cousin
- 3
adj.related by blood; next of kin; of blood relation
他是我亲叔。
He is my first uncle.
他是我惟一的亲骨肉。
He is my only flesh and blood.
这是我亲女儿。
This is my own daughter.
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adj.intimate; dear; (as opposed to "distant") close
你看我们多亲。
You know we are close to each other.
我们亲如家人。
We are as close as family members.
我和父亲最亲。
My father is very dear to me.
antonym
- 5
v.fmlkiss; with the lips as a form of endearment
不准亲嘴！
No kissing!
他亲了孩子。
He kissed the baby.
爸爸亲了亲儿子的脸。
The father kissed his son on the cheek.
synonym
- 6
adv.fmloneself; come personally to give guidance
亲手
with one's own hands
亲眼所见，他才相信。
He saw it, then he believed.
亲自
personally
- 7
n.marriage; match
结亲
get married
亲事
marriage
synonym
- 8
n.bride
娶亲
get married
Words and phrases with 亲
- 亲笔[word]in one's own handwriting; one's own handwriting
- 亲友[word]relatives and friends
- 亲和力[word]affinity
- 亲密[word]close
- 亲故[word]relatives and old acquaintances
- 亲昵[word]very intimate
- 亲爱的[word]my dear
- 亲和性[word]affinity
- 亲传[word]teach personally
- 亲眼目睹[idiom]witness
- 亲如兄弟[idiom]dear to each other like brothers
- 亲力亲为[idiom]do-it-yourself
- 亲密无间[idiom]be on very intimate terms with each other
- 亲上加亲[idiom]cement old ties by marriage
- 亲如一家[idiom]as dear to each other as members of one family
- 亲如骨肉[idiom]as intimate as one's own flesh and blood
- 亲痛仇快[idiom]grieve those near and dear and gladden the enemies
- 亲如手足[idiom]as close as brothers
Word usage
- Note"亲" is usually pronounced as "qīn"; when pronounced as "qìng", it refers to relatives formed by the marriage relationship between women, such as "亲家".