乡亲
xiāng qīn
Pinyin

Definition

乡亲
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xiāng qīn
  1. fellow countryman (from the same village)
  2. local people
  3. villager
  4. the folks back home

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

家乡
jiā xiāng
  1. 1 hometown
  2. 2 native place
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
母亲
mǔ qīn
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 also pr. [mǔ qin]
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
父亲
fù qīn
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 also pr. [fù qin]
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
相亲
xiāng qīn
  1. 1 blind date
  2. 2 arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiàng qīn])
  3. 3 to be deeply attached to each other
亲
qīn
  1. 1 parent
  2. 2 one's own (flesh and blood)
  3. 3 relative
  4. 4 related
  5. 5 marriage
  6. 6 bride
  7. 7 close
  8. 8 intimate
  9. 9 in person
  10. 10 first-hand
  11. 11 in favor of
  12. 12 pro-
  13. 13 to kiss
  14. 14 (Internet slang) dear
亲人
qīn rén
  1. 1 one's close relatives
亲们
qīn men
  1. 1 darlings
  2. 2 fans
  3. 3 followers
  4. 4 short form of 親愛的們|亲爱的们
亲切
qīn qiè
  1. 1 amiable
  2. 2 cordial
  3. 3 close and dear
  4. 4 familiar
亲密
qīn mì
  1. 1 intimate
  2. 2 close
亲情
qīn qíng
  1. 1 affection
  2. 2 family love
  3. 3 love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children
亲爱
qīn ài
  1. 1 dear
  2. 2 beloved
  3. 3 darling
亲戚
qīn qi
  1. 1 a relative (i.e. family relation)
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè],位[wèi]
乡下
xiāng xia
  1. 1 countryside
  2. 2 rural area
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
乡村
xiāng cūn
  1. 1 rustic
  2. 2 village
  3. 3 countryside
乡里
xiāng lǐ
  1. 1 one's home town or village
下乡
xià xiāng
  1. 1 to go to the countryside
他乡
tā xiāng
  1. 1 foreign land
  2. 2 away from one's native place
单亲
dān qīn
  1. 1 single parent
城乡
chéng xiāng
  1. 1 city and countryside
梦乡
mèng xiāng
  1. 1 the land of dreams
  2. 2 slumberland

Idioms (20)

串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
  1. 1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
  1. 1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
任人唯亲
rèn rén wéi qīn
  1. 1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
  2. 2 corrupt appointment
入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
六亲不认
liù qīn bù rèn
  1. 1 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
六亲无靠
liù qīn wú kào
  1. 1 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
  2. 2 left to one's own devices
割股疗亲
gē gǔ liǎo qīn
  1. 1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
  2. 2 filial thigh-cutting
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
  1. 1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
御驾亲征
yù jià qīn zhēng
  1. 1 the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom)
  2. 2 to take part personally in an expedition
攀亲道故
pān qīn dào gù
  1. 1 to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)
异国他乡
yì guó tā xiāng
  1. 1 foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
疏不见亲
shū bù jiàn qīn
  1. 1 lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
  2. 2 blood is thicker than water (idiom)
皇亲国戚
huáng qīn guó qī
  1. 1 the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
相亲相爱
xiāng qīn xiāng ài
  1. 1 to be kind and love one another (idiom); bound by deep emotions
众叛亲离
zhòng pàn qīn lí
  1. 1 lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to find oneself utterly isolated
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  1. 1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
腹背相亲
fù bèi xiāng qīn
  1. 1 to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
举目无亲
jǔ mù wú qīn
  1. 1 to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on
  2. 2 without a friend in the world
血亲复仇
xuè qīn fù chóu
  1. 1 blood or family feud (idiom)
衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng
  1. 1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory

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