親 qīn qin

to get close to; to get on intimate terms with

old friends and relatives

to call on friends and relations (idiom)

to attend to everything personally

Your esteemed parent (honorific)

to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism

to be dependent on a relative

to marry; to become related by marriage

see 双亲shuāng qīn

one's kin

not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives

orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on

cut own flesh to heal parent; extreme filial

amiable; kindly; nice

fellow countryman (from the same village)

affable; genial

to lose a relative; bereavement

single parent

single parent family

to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it

one's flesh and blood

in-laws; affinity

arranged betrothal of minors

to take a wife

closely related by blood