Hanzi
Traditional
親
Simplified
亲

parents-in-law of one's offspring

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

qīn, qìng

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄣ, ㄑㄧㄥˋ

Jyutping

can1

Example sentences

母親 / 母亲 mǔqīn
母親親手做了一頓豐盛的晚餐。
母亲亲手做了一顿丰盛的晚餐。

Mother personally prepared a sumptuous dinner.

愛 / 爱 ài
母親永遠愛著自己的孩子。
母亲永远爱著自己的孩子。

Mothers always love their children.

父親 / 父亲 fùqīn
我父親是一位教師。
我父亲是一位教师。

My father is a teacher.

像 xiàng
他長得很像他的父親。
他长得很像他的父亲。

He looks very much like his father.

親 / 亲 qīn
我親眼看見了。
我亲眼看见了。

I saw it with my own eyes.

大哥 dàgē
雖然他不是親哥哥，但我們都把他當作大哥一樣尊敬。
虽然他不是亲哥哥，但我们都把他当作大哥一样尊敬。

Although he is not our biological brother, we all respect him like a big brother.

親愛 / 亲爱 qīnài
親愛的朋友，你好。
亲爱的朋友，你好。

Hello, dear friend.

探親 / 探亲 tànqīn
他打算下個月返鄉探親，順便拜訪老同學。
他打算下个月返乡探亲，顺便拜访老同学。

He plans to go back to his hometown to visit relatives next month and drop by to see old classmates.

華僑 / 华侨 huáqiáo
每年春節，許多華僑都會回國探親。
每年春节，许多华侨都会回国探亲。

Every Spring Festival, many overseas Chinese return to their home country to visit relatives.

親人 / 亲人 qīnrén
節日裡，大家都想和親人團聚。
节日里，大家都想和亲人团聚。

During the festival, everyone wants to reunite with their family.

Example Vocabulary

母親

mu3'qin1

mother

父親

fu4'qin1

father

相親

xiang1'qin1

親

qin1

personally; parent; close

親愛

qin1'ai4

dear; beloved

探親

tan4'qin1

to visit relatives

親人

qin1'ren2

relatives; family members; loved ones

親切

qin1'qie4

kind; amiable; cordial

親友

qin1'you3

relatives and friends

親口

qin1'kou3

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