六亲 六親 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin syn 胞波 bāo bō brethren on the other side of the border (used in the context of China-Myanmar friendship) (loanword from Burmese "paukphaw", meaning "close kin") 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 声请 聲請 shēng qǐng to make a formal request / formal request / to make a claim (law) 亲属 親屬 qīn shǔ kin / kindred / relatives syn 亲朋好友 親朋好友 qīn péng hǎo yǒu friends and family / kith and kin syn 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation / kin / one's flesh and blood syn 血族 xuè zú blood relations / one's own flesh and blood / kin 皇族 huáng zú the imperial family / royal kin syn 至亲 至親 zhì qīn next of kin / closely related 直系亲属 直系親屬 zhí xì qīn shǔ next of kin / immediate dependant 血亲 血親 xuè qīn kin / blood relation syn 戚 qī (bound form) relatives / kin / (bound form) grief / sorrow / (old) battle-axe syn 外戚 wài qī (historical) consort kin syn 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) syn 贴近 貼近 tiē jìn to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate syn 关门 關門 guān mén to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) syn 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ (idiom) very close / almost within reach / close at hand syn 闭合 閉合 bì hé to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) / to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) / closed-loop syn 收市 shōu shì to close the market (for the day) / to close (a market, shop etc) for business 闭关锁国 閉關鎖國 bì guān suǒ guó to close the passes and seal off the country / to close a country to exclude foreign contact syn 密 mì dense / close / thick / intimate / close / (bound form) secret / confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb) / to DM syn 挨边 挨邊 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant) 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away 销案 銷案 xiāo àn to close a case / to bring a case to a close (law) 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 正式 zhèng shì formal / official syn 光临 光臨 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend syn 广播 廣播 guǎng bō broadcast / CL:個|个[ge4] / broadcasting / to broadcast / (formal) to propagate / to publicize syn 前来 前來 qián lái to come (formal) / before / previously 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 客气 客氣 kè qi polite / courteous / formal / modest syn 大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo syn 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5] syn 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare / seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you syn 礼服 禮服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) syn 条目 條目 tiáo mù clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document) / entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc) syn 所幸 suǒ xìng fortunately (formal writing) 御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 聚餐 jù cān communal meal / formal dinner of club or group syn 莅临 蒞臨 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) syn 行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication syn 对不住 對不住 duì bu zhù to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal) syn 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 卸妆 卸妝 xiè zhuāng to remove makeup / (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments syn 仕途 shì tú official career (formal) syn 名目 míng mù name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame syn 正方 zhèng fāng the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate) syn 须眉 鬚眉 xū méi man or men (formal) syn 见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest syn 务请 務請 wù qǐng please (formal) 华诞 華誕 huá dàn (formal) birthday / anniversary of the founding of an organization syn 老妪 老嫗 lǎo yù old woman (formal writing) syn 笙歌 shēng gē music and song (formal writing) 哭丧 哭喪 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 拜谒 拜謁 bài yè to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc) syn 礼帽 禮帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 拜别 拜別 bài bié (formal) to take leave of sb / to bid farewell syn 呈交 chéng jiāo (formal and deferential) to present / to submit syn 大头照 大頭照 dà tóu zhào head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) 切腹 qiē fù harakiri (formal Japanese: seppuku), a samurai's suicide by disemboweling 免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying 照准 照準 zhào zhǔn request granted (formal usage in old document) / to aim (gun) syn 雅乐 雅樂 yǎ yuè formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 怨偶 yuàn ǒu an unhappy couple (formal writing) 枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy syn 谨 謹 jǐn cautious / careful / solemnly / sincerely (formal) syn 怙 hù to rely on / father (formal) syn 三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) 正式投票 zhèng shì tóu piào formal vote 鹿苑寺 lù yuàn sì Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan / the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金閣寺|金阁寺[Jin1 ge2 si4] as Buddhist temple 正规系统 正規系統 zhèng guī xì tǒng formal 交拜 jiāo bài to bow to one another / to kneel and kowtow to one another / formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony 内阁总理大臣 內閣總理大臣 nèi gé zǒng lǐ dà chén formal title of the Japanese prime minister 八行书 八行書 bā háng shū formal recommendation letter in eight columns syn 共同纲领 共同綱領 gòng tóng gāng lǐng common program / formal program of the communist party after 1949, that served as interim national plan 匝月 zā yuè (formal) a full month 嫠妇 嫠婦 lí fù widow (formal) 孀妇 孀婦 shuāng fù widow (formal) syn 孀居 shuāng jū to live in widowhood (formal) syn 少数民族乡 少數民族鄉 shǎo shù mín zú xiāng ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county) 居孀 jū shuāng to remain widowed (formal) 提学御史 提學御史 tí xué yù shǐ superintendent of education (formal title) 正装 正裝 zhèng zhuāng formal dress 社会主义教育运动 社會主義教育運動 shè huì zhǔ yì jiào yù yùn dòng Socialist Education Movement (1963-66), formal name of the Four Cleanups Movement 四清運動|四清运动[Si4 qing1 Yun4 dong4] 绽露 綻露 zhàn lù to appear (formal) 聘娶婚 pìn qǔ hūn formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family) 肉袒 ròu tǎn to make a humble apology (formal writing) 见背 見背 jiàn bēi (formal, tactful) (of an elder) to pass away 蹀足 dié zú to stamp the feet (formal writing) 蹀蹀 dié dié to walk in a mincing gait (formal writing) 蹑踪 躡蹤 niè zōng to follow along behind sb (formal writing) syn 阏氏 閼氏 yān zhī formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) 阔蹑 闊躡 kuò niè to stride (formal writing) 