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亲切

qīn qiè · qin qie

Traditional 親切

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. amiable
  2. cordial
  3. close and dear
  4. familiar
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Auntie Wang

  1. Liangliang

    楼下(lóuxià)的(de)王(wáng)阿姨(āyí)对(duì)我(wǒ)特别(tèbié)亲切(qīnqiè)。

    Auntie Wang downstairs is very warm to me.

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么说(zěnmeshuō)？

    What do you mean?

  3. Liangliang

    每次(měicì)见(jiàn)我(wǒ)，她(tā)都(dōu)问(wèn)我(wǒ)吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)吗(ma)。

    Every time she sees me, she asks if I have eaten.

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)亲切(qīnqiè)，也(yě)是(shì)关心(guānxīn)。

    That is warmth, and also care.

  5. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)她(tā)还(hái)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)“小王(xiǎowáng)”，可(kě)我(wǒ)姓(xìng)李(lǐ)。

    Yesterday she called me "Xiao Wang", but my name is Li.

  6. Dengdeng

    亲切(qīnqiè)就(jiù)好(hǎo)，叫(jiào)什么(shénme)都(dōu)行(xíng)。

    As long as she is warm, any name is fine.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)永(yǒng)远(yuǎn)不(bú)会(huì)忘(wàng)记(jì)你(nǐ)的(de)亲(qīn)切(qiè)。

I shall never forget your kindness.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ZPVIP · English by timmartin · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)说(shuō)话(huà)的(de)语(yǔ)气(qì)很(hěn)亲(qīn)切(qiè)，让(ràng)人(rén)感(gǎn)到(dào)放(fàng)松(sōng)。

Her tone of voice is very warm, making people feel relaxed.

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亲
qīn

parent; one's own (flesh and blood)

切
qiē

to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential

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