远亲
yuǎn qīn
Pinyin

Definition

远亲
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yuǎn qīn
  1. a distant relative

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

母亲
mǔ qīn
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 also pr. [mǔ qin]
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
永远
yǒng yuǎn
  1. 1 forever
  2. 2 eternal
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]
远
yuǎn
  1. 1 far
  2. 2 distant
  3. 3 remote
  4. 4 (intensifier in a comparison) by far
  5. 5 much (lower etc)
久远
jiǔ yuǎn
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 ancient
  3. 3 far away
大老远
dà lǎo yuǎn
  1. 1 very far away
思亲
sī qīn
  1. 1 to remember one's parents
  2. 2 to feel homesick for one's relatives
探亲
tàn qīn
  1. 1 to go home to visit one's family
望远镜
wàng yuǎn jìng
  1. 1 binoculars
  2. 2 telescope
  3. 3 CL:付[fù],副[fù],部[bù]
杨致远
Yáng Zhì yuǎn
  1. 1 Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo
清远
Qīng yuǎn
  1. 1 Qingyuan prefecture level city in Guangdong
疏远
shū yuǎn
  1. 1 to drift apart
  2. 2 to become estranged
  3. 3 to alienate
  4. 4 estrangement
亲人
qīn rén
  1. 1 one's close relatives
亲切
qīn qiè
  1. 1 amiable
  2. 2 cordial
  3. 3 close and dear
  4. 4 familiar
亲友
qīn yǒu
  1. 1 friends and relatives

Idioms (20)

串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
  1. 1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
任人唯亲
rèn rén wéi qīn
  1. 1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
  2. 2 corrupt appointment
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
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
  1. 1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
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
天差地远
tiān chā dì yuǎn
  1. 1 poles apart (idiom)
  2. 2 entirely different
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
好高骛远
hào gāo wù yuǎn
  1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
  2. 2 to aim too high
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
  1. 1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
  2. 2 cf Still waters run deep.
山长水远
shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn
  1. 1 long and arduous journey (idiom)
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)
敬而远之
jìng ér yuǎn zhī
  1. 1 to show respect from a distance (idiom)
  2. 2 to remain at a respectful distance
敬鬼神而远之
jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhī
  1. 1 to respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
深谋远虑
shēn móu yuǎn lu:4
  1. 1 lit. deep plans and distant thoughts
  2. 2 to plan far ahead (idiom)
源远流长
yuán yuǎn liú cháng
  1. 1 lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
  2. 2 a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

Sample Sentences

医生说双胞胎是有家族遗传倾向，但是我们两家好像都没有嘛。可能是远亲。
yīshēng shuō shuāngbāotāi shì yǒu jiāzú yíchuán qīngxiàng ，dànshì wǒmen liǎng jiā hǎoxiàng dōu méiyǒu ma 。kěnéng shì yuǎnqīn 。
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