近亲

近親

jìnqīn

noun #16,568

Meanings

1 close relative; near kin

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Examples

他们是近亲关系。

Tāmen shì jìnqīn guānxì.

They are close relatives.

近亲结婚在很多国家是不合法的。

Jìnqīn jiéhūn zài hěn duō guójiā shì bù héfǎ de.

Marriage between close relatives is illegal in many countries.

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usage

近亲繁殖 (jìnqīn fánzhí) means 'inbreeding.' The opposite is 远亲 (yuǎnqīn, distant relative). The saying 远亲不如近邻 means 'a distant relative is not as useful as a close neighbor.'

Stroke Order

近 jìn

亲 qīn