情分

qíngfèn
noun #35,360

Meanings

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

Examples

Kàn zài duōnián qíngfèn shàng, wǒ bāng nǐ zhè yī cì.
For the sake of our years of friendship, I'll help you this once.
Xiōngdì zhījiān bùnéng 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 ……情分 ('out of consideration for our [bond]'). here is read fèn ('share, portion'), not fēn — the bond is your share of the relationship.

Stroke Order

qíng
fēn