近亲

近親

jìnqīn

noun #16,568

Meanings

1 close relative; near kin

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他们是近亲关系。

Tāmen shì jìnqīn guānxì.

They are close relatives.

HSK 3

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.

Tips

usage

近亲繁殖 means 'inbreeding'. The opposite is 远亲, a 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