远亲

遠親

yuǎnqīn

noun #32,683

Measure Word

一位远亲 wèi

Meanings

1 distant relative

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Examples

他是我母亲那边的一个远亲。

Tā shì wǒ mǔqīn nà biān de yī ge yuǎnqīn.

He's a distant relative on my mother's side.

远亲不如近邻。

Yuǎnqīn bùrú jìnlín.

A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.

Tips

culture

远亲不如近邻 is a proverb: in a crisis, neighbors you see daily help more than blood relatives far away. Antonym: 近亲 (close relative).

Stroke Order

远 yuǎn

亲 qīn