Meaning of 亲戚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qīnqi
- a relative (i.e. family relation)
Measure word: 門|门,個|个,位
亲戚 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我太太的所有亲戚都是我的姻亲。
All of my wife's relatives are my in-laws.
我们不是她的亲戚。
We are not her relatives.
穷人无亲戚。
The poor man has no relatives.
我们村里所有的村民几乎彼此都是亲戚。
Almost everyone in our village is related to one another.
一个好朋友胜过十个亲戚。
One good friend is better than ten relatives.
Stroke order for each character
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亲 qīn · parent · 9 strokes
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戚 qī · ashamed · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 亲戚.
| 父亲 | fùqīn | father; also pr. [fu4 qin5] |
| 母亲 | mǔqīn | mother |
| 亲自 | qīnzì | personally; in person |
| 亲人 | qīnrén | one's close relatives |
| 亲切 | qīnqiè | amiable; cordial |
| 亲爱 | qīn'ài | dear; beloved |
| 亲密 | qīnmì | intimate; close |
| 亲眼 | qīnyǎn | with one's own eyes; personally |
| 亲属 | qīnshǔ | kin; kindred |
| 亲手 | qīnshǒu | with one's own hands; personally |
| 亲近 | qīnjìn | (of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become |
| 亲生 | qīnshēng | one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents) |
Questions about 亲戚
What does 亲戚 mean?
亲戚 (qīnqi) means "a relative (i.e. family relation)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 亲戚?
亲戚 is made of 2 characters: 亲 (9 strokes), 戚 (11 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 亲戚 an HSK word?
Yes. 亲戚 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 亲戚 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 亲戚 is written 親戚.