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