亲旧
qīn jiù
Pinyin

Definition

亲旧
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qīn jiù
  1. relatives and old friends

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī jiù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 still
mǔ qīn
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 also pr. [mǔ qin]
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
fù qīn
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 also pr. [fù qin]
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
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
jiù
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 opposite: new 新
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 worn (with age)
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
qīn rén
  1. 1 one's close relatives
qīn men
  1. 1 darlings
  2. 2 fans
  3. 3 followers
  4. 4 short form of 親愛的們|亲爱的们
qīn mì
  1. 1 intimate
  2. 2 close
qīn qíng
  1. 1 affection
  2. 2 family love
  3. 3 love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children
qīn ài
  1. 1 dear
  2. 2 beloved
  3. 3 darling
qīn qi
  1. 1 a relative (i.e. family relation)
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè],位[wèi]
réng jiù
  1. 1 still (remaining)
  2. 2 to remain (the same)
  3. 3 yet
niàn jiù
  1. 1 to remember old friends
  2. 2 to cherish old friendships
  3. 3 for old time's sake
sī qīn
  1. 1 to remember one's parents
  2. 2 to feel homesick for one's relatives
huái jiù
  1. 1 to feel nostalgic
  2. 2 nostalgia
tàn qīn
  1. 1 to go home to visit one's family
xù jiù
  1. 1 to reminisce
  2. 2 to talk about former times
zhào jiù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 as in the past
fù mǔ qīn
  1. 1 parents

Idioms (20)

不念旧恶
bù niàn jiù è
  1. 1 do not recall old grievances (idiom, from Analects); forgive and forget
串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
  1. 1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
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
喜新厌旧
xǐ xīn yàn jiù
  1. 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
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)
新愁旧恨
xīn chóu jiù hèn
  1. 1 new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
新瓶旧酒
xīn píng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
新瓶装旧酒
xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ
  1. 1 old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
汰旧换新
tài jiù huàn xīn
  1. 1 out with the old and in with the new (idiom)
率由旧章
shuài yóu jiù zhāng
  1. 1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow a proven formula
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

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