亲
热

Affectionate in Chinese: 亲热 (qīn rè)

qīn rè

affectionate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 親熱1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1affectionate; intimate; warmhearted
  2. 2to show affection for
  3. 3(coll.) to get intimate with sb

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亲
热

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ㄑㄧㄣ

qīn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄖㄜˋ

rè

ㄖ/ rㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

亲热

Simplified

親熱

Traditional

Example sentences

See 亲热 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 两个好朋友见面时很亲热。

    liǎng gè hǎo péng yǒu jiàn miàn shí hěn qīn rè。

    The two good friends were very affectionate when they met.

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Related words

热

rè

to warm up

亲

qīn

parent

热情

rè qíng

cordial

父亲

fù qīn

father

母亲

mǔ qīn

mother

亲戚

qīn qi

a relative (i.e. family relation)

热闹

rè nao

bustling with noise and excitement

亲爱

qīn ài

dear

亲切

qīn qiè

amiable

亲自

qīn zì

personally

热爱

rè ài

to love ardently

热烈

rè liè

enthusiastic

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