close ⇒ 亲密朋友 qīnmì péngyou → close friend ⇒ 亲密无间 qīnmì wújiàn → be as thick as thieves
亲属
relatives pl
亲戚
relative
亲昵
very intimate
亲热
affectionate
亲爱
dear
亲生
one's own ⇒ 亲生父母 qīnshēng fùmǔ → one's own parents
亲眷
relatives pl
亲眼
with one's own eyes ⇒ 他亲眼看到了事情的经过。 Tā qīnyǎn kàndàole shìqing de jīngguò. → He witnessed the whole event.
亲笔
write ... personally ( pt wrote ) , pp written
亲自
personally
亲身
personal
亲近
close ⇒ 大家都愿亲近她。 Dàjiā dōu yuàn qīnjìn tā. → Everyone wants to be close to her.
单亲
single parent ⇒ 他来自单亲家庭。 Tā láizì dānqīn jiātíng. → He comes from a single-parent family.
双亲
parents pl ⇒ 她小时候,双亲就去世了。 Tā xiǎoshíhou, shuāngqīn jiù qùshì le. → When she was young, both her parents died.
姻亲
in-law
娶亲
get married
成亲
marry
探亲
visit one's relatives
提亲
propose marriage
母亲
mother
父亲
father
相亲
evaluate a prospective marriage partner
结亲
become related through marriage ( pt became ) , pp become ⇒ 两家最近结亲了。 Liǎng jiā zuìjìn jiéqīn le. → The two families have recently become related through marriage.
至亲
close relative
表亲
cousin
近亲
be closely related ⇒ 近亲不能结婚。 Jìnqīn bù néng jiéhūn. → Close relatives cannot marry.
远亲
distant relative
亲爱的
darling ( an affectionate term of address )
三亲六故
friends and relatives
举目无亲
be a stranger in a strange land
众叛亲离
outcast
皇亲国戚
relatives of the emperor
直系亲属
directly related family members
English translation of '亲'
亲 (親)
(qīn)
名
(= 父母) parent
(= 亲戚) relative
(= 婚姻) marriage
⇒ 定亲 (dìngqīn) engagement
(= 新娘) bride
形
(指血缘近) blood
⇒ 亲兄弟 (qīnxiōngdì) blood brothers
(指感情好) intimate
副
personally
动
(= 亲吻) kiss
⇒ 她亲了一下孩子的脸。 (Tā qīnle yīxià háizi de liǎn.) She gave the child a kiss on the cheek.