qīn qin

relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

HSK 4 #362

DEFINITIONS

亲 qīn
  • parent
  • one's own (flesh and blood)
  • relative
  • related
  • marriage
  • bride
  • close
  • intimate
  • in person
  • first-hand
  • in favor of
  • pro-
  • to kiss
  • (Internet slang) dear
亲 qìng
  • parents-in-law of one's offspring

STROKES

WORDS

zuò qīn to become related by marriage; to marry
liǎng qīn see 雙親|双亲[shuang1 qin1]
liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3]; one's kin
无靠 liù qīn wú kào orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on; left to one's own devices
割股疗 gē gǔ liǎo qīn to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom); filial thigh-cutting
同乡故 tóng xiāng qīn gù fellow countryman (from the same village); the folks back home
sàng qīn bereavement; to lose a relative
家庭 dān qīn jiā tíng single parent family
tiān qīn one's flesh and blood
娃娃 wá wa qīn arranged betrothal of minors
dí qīn closely related by blood
班 ān qīn bān after-school program (Tw)
dìng qīn to settle a marriage; betrothal
jiā qīn older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents); one's deceased close relatives
zūn qīn (honorific) your parent
duì qīn courting; meeting for purpose of marriage; to settle into a relationship
御驾征 yù jià qīn zhēng the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom); to take part personally in an expedition
王 gōng qīn wáng Grand Prince (Qing title)
王奕䜣 gōng qīn wáng yì xīn Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing
yì qīn (formal) close kin; closest relative
手足情 shǒu zú qīn qíng brotherly kindness
zhāo qīn to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family); to take a wife by one's own choice
事 tí qīn shì to propose marriage
道故 pān qīn dào gù to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)
每逢佳节倍思 měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])