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亲戚 qīnqi

亲戚 qīnqi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 亲戚 qīnqi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qīnqi | qin1 qi5
English translation
a relative (i.e. family relation)
CL: mén
> Mén [mén],
>[gè], wèi [wèi]

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Traditional form

親戚

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 亲戚 qīnqi

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qīn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of qīn . Phonosemantic compound. jiàn represents the meaning and Xīn represents the sound. The (wood) component was added later for unknown reasons, possibly to match the character Xīn . The traditional component jiàn was removed for simplification.

Positional decomposition

一小

Number of Strokes

9

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

戊尗

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 亲戚 qīnqi

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Molinas一家人 yī jiā rén 准备 zhǔnbèi 亲戚 qīnqi 一起 yīqǐ Guò 感恩节 Gǎn ēn jié .

She and the Molinas are going to spend Thanksgiving with their cousins.

丽莉受不了 shòubùliǎo qióng 亲戚 qīnqi men 那种 nà zhǒng 乞丐 qǐgài 般的日子 rìzi .

Lily had no mind for the vagabond life of the poor relation.

de qióng 亲戚 qīnqi dōu dào 他家 lái 度假 dù jià .

All his poor kinfolks came to spend their holidays at his home.

拜访 bàifǎng qióng 亲戚 qīnqi shí 穿 chuān 比较 bǐjiào 俭朴 jiǎn pǔ , 以免 yǐmiǎn yīn 摆阔 bǎi kuò ér 伤害 shānghài 他们 tā men de 感情 gǎnqíng .

She dressed down to visit her poor relatives, so as not to offend them by a show of her wealth.

qióng 亲戚 qīnqi men bèi 安排 ānpái zài cháng 餐桌 cān zhuō de 末座 mò zuò .

The poor relations were seated at the bottom of the long table.

亲戚 qīnqi Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 亲戚 qīnqi and their own compounds.

亲戚 qīnqi Compounds

See all 15 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 亲戚 qīnqi in their composition.

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    • , , , miè , , , , , , ,
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