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亲
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Definitions
- 1. parent
- 2. one's own (flesh and blood)
- 3. relative
- 4. related
- 5. marriage
- 6. bride
- 7. close
- 8. intimate
- 9. in person
- 10. first-hand
- 11. in favor of
- 12. pro-
- 13. to kiss
- 14. (Internet slang) dear
Example Sentences
1 shown亲 亲 ！
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Words Containing 亲
one's own mother
Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
friends and family
one's own mouth
even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
a distant relative
to call on friends and relations (idiom)
to attend to everything personally
surrogate mother
intimate
People First Party, Taiwan
natural child
darlings
men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
Mother's Day
to get married
Grand Prince (Qing title)
(honorific) your parent
relatives
fellow countryman (from the same village)
friendly
next of kin
with one's own eyes
blood or family feud (idiom)
to propose marriage
to take a wife
to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
to travel to (a place where duty calls)
in one's own handwriting
one's flesh and blood
to visit one's parents
kin
courting
to connect intimately (with)
camaraderie
family-like close relationship (idiom)
(idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other; inseparable; devoted to each other
one's close relatives
intimate
to seek to profit by family ties
Father's Day
as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship
(idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
fellow countryman (from the same village)
mother
(of the groom's family) to send a bridal sedan chair 花轎|花轿 to fetch the bride
parent and child
kinsman
brotherly kindness
to accept a marriage proposal
(coll.) busybody relative
one's own father
to travel to a place personally (idiom)
to see for oneself
to get close to
to kiss
close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between
to marry
kindly
to take to the field oneself (of emperor)
one's capable and virtuous relatives
amiable
to visit friends and relations (idiom)
direct descendant
one's deceased close relatives
parents
personally
to propose marriage
close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
dear one
intimate
relatives
to kiss (on the mouth)
friendly neighboring countries
a relative (i.e. family relation)
next of kin
inbreeding
inbreeding
close relative
close relative
to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on
father
to visit one's friends and relatives
relatives of the wife (slightly pejorative)
to visit new in-laws after a marriage
lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)
parents
in touch with the people
doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[wáng wéi])
cousin (via female line)
not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
affable
to attend to personally
to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter)
affectionate; intimate; warmhearted
to be enlightened by direct contact with sb
see 雙親|双亲[shuāng qīn]
to go home to visit one's family
to settle a marriage
relation by marriage; in-laws
paternity or maternity test
Your esteemed parent (honorific)
without relatives or friends
to rely on the help of relatives and friends
single parent
to become related by marriage
personally
to go in person
close and distant (relatives)
affection
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
hydrophilic
stepfamily
(often pejorative) trusted aide; confidant
to act as a matchmaker
to visit relatives
personal experience
the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom)
to do the job oneself
blood relationship
single parent family
waterside promenade
prince
closely related by blood
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
compatibility
one's kin
lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
marriage
the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
friends and relatives
to do sth oneself
relatives and friends
goodwill ambassador
with one's own ears
bereavement
goodwill
marriage by capture
blind date
phylogenetic relationship
to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
\matchmaking corner\, a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details
personal
parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law
SS or Schutzstaffel, paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany
kin
pro-Beijing (stance, party etc)
(formal) close kin
dear
pro-U.S.
to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family)
arranged betrothal of minors
to be dependent on a relative
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
to remember one's parents
parent's generation
one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)
one's own flesh and blood
to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)
(personal) warmth