情分

qíngfèn
noun #35,360

Meanings

  1. 1 mutual affection
  2. 2 personal bond
  3. 3 friendship between people

Examples

HSK 2
Kàn zài duō nián qíngfèn shàng, wǒ bāng nǐ zhè yí cì.
For the sake of our years of friendship, I'll help you this once.
HSK 5
Xiōngdì zhījiān bù néng shāng le qíngfèn.
Brothers shouldn't damage the bond between them.

Tips

usage
情分 names the bank of accumulated goodwill between two people - what you can 'cash in' to ask a favor. The signature collocation is 看在……的情分上 ('out of consideration for our [bond]'). 分 here is read fèn ('share, portion'), not fēn - the bond is your share of the relationship.

Stroke Order

情 qíng
分 fēn