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亲人

qīn rén · qin ren

Traditional 親人

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. one's close relatives
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Family at New Year

  1. Liangliang

    春节(chūnjié)你(nǐ)回家(huíjiā)吗(ma)？

    Are you going home for Spring Festival?

  2. Dengdeng

    回(huí)，我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)看望(kànwàng)亲人(qīnrén)。

    Yes. I'm going to visit my family.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)几个(jǐge)亲人(qīnrén)在(zài)老家(lǎojiā)？

    How many of your family are in your hometown?

  4. Dengdeng

    爷爷(yéye)、奶奶(nǎinai)、还有(háiyǒu)一个(yīgè)很(hěn)会(huì)做饭(zuòfàn)的(de)舅舅(jiùjiu)。

    Grandpa, Grandma, and an uncle who cooks very well.

  5. Liangliang

    亲人(qīnrén)团聚(tuánjù)，真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！

    A family reunion. How nice!

  6. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)亲人(qīnrén)太(tài)多(duō)，红包(hóngbāo)不够(bùgòu)发(fā)。

    But I have so much family that I run out of red envelopes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

说(shuō)明(míng)年(nián)夜(yè)饭(fàn)的(de)饺(jiǎo)子(zi)是(shì)亲(qīn)人(rén)团(tuán)聚(jù)的(de)象(xiàng)征(zhēng)。

This means that eating dumplings on New Year's eve is a symbol of family reunion.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)在(zài)波(bō)兰(lán)有(yǒu)亲(qīn)人(rén)朋(péng)友(yǒu)吗(ma)？

Do you have family or friends in Poland?

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by tokzyk · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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亲
qīn

parent; one's own (flesh and blood)

人
rén

person; people

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