双亲 (雙親)
shuāng qīn
Pinyin

Definition

双亲 (雙親)
 - 
shuāng qīn
  1. parents

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

母亲
mǔ qīn
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 also pr. [mǔ qin]
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
父亲
fù qīn
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 also pr. [fù qin]
  3. 3 classifier: 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

Idioms (20)

一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
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

Sample Sentences

木兰不愿为官。木兰从军十二年，现在只想回家乡伺候双亲。请皇上恕罪！
Mùlán bù yuàn wéi guān 。Mùlán cóngjūn shí èr nián ，xiànzài zhǐ xiǎng huí jiāxiāng cìhòu shuāngqīn 。qǐng huángshàng shùzuì ！
I do not wish to take office. I've been enlisted for 12 years and now, all I desire is to return to my home and serve my parents. Your Majesty, please forgive me!
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