私人 sī rén private / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique syn 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact 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 关联 關聯 guān lián to be related / to be connected / relationship / connection syn 血统 血統 xuè tǒng blood relationship / lineage / parentage 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 义 義 yì justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship syn 破裂 pò liè to burst / to rupture / (of a relationship etc) to break down syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 人情 rén qíng human emotions / social relationship / friendship / favor / a good turn syn 冷战 冷戰 lěng zhàn cold war / (fig.) strained relationship / to be barely on speaking terms 肌肤 肌膚 jī fū skin / flesh / fig. close physical relationship syn 人际关系 人際關系 rén jì guān xì interpersonal relationship 第三者 dì sān zhě sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship / the other woman / the other man / third person / third party (in dispute) / disinterested party / number three in a list syn 缘分 緣分 yuán fèn fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny syn 失恋 失戀 shī liàn to lose one's love / to break up (in a romantic relationship) / to feel jilted 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ (idiom) very close / almost within reach / close at hand syn 贴近 貼近 tiē jìn to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate syn 渊源 淵源 yuān yuán origin / source / relationship 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 谈情说爱 談情說愛 tán qíng shuō ài to murmur endearments (idiom) / to get into a romantic relationship syn 情场 情場 qíng chǎng affairs of the heart / mutual relationship 私通 sī tōng to have secret ties with / to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc) / to engage in an illicit sexual relationship / adultery syn 断交 斷交 duàn jiāo to end a relationship / to break off diplomatic ties syn 暧昧关系 曖昧關係 ài mèi guān xì shady relationship / affair / adulterous relationship 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 情变 情變 qíng biàn loss of love / breakup of a relationship 坚冰 jiān bīng ice / (fig.) frosty relationship 亲缘 親緣 qīn yuán blood relationship / genetic relationship / consanguinity syn 收市 shōu shì to close the market (for the day) / to close (a market, shop etc) for business 若即若离 若即若離 ruò jí ruò lí lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague syn 鱼水 魚水 yú shuǐ fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability) syn 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 一号 一號 yī hào first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship) 亲子 親子 qīn zǐ parent and child / parent-child (relationship) / two successive generations 缘份 緣份 yuán fèn also written 緣分|缘分 / fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny 吹了 chuī le failed / busted / to have not succeeded / to have died / to have parted company / to have chilled (of a relationship) 客户关系管理 客戶關係管理 kè hù guān xi guǎn lǐ customer relationship management 血缘关系 血緣關係 xuè yuán guān xì blood relationship / consanguinity 男女关系 男女關係 nán nǚ guān xì man-woman connection / intimate relationship 相认 相認 xiāng rèn to know each other / to recognize / to identify / to acknowledge (an old relationship) 睦邻 睦鄰 mù lín to get on well with one's neighbors / amicable relationship with one's neighbor syn 不伦 不倫 bù lún (of a relationship) improper (adulterous, incestuous, teacher-student etc) / unseemly 插足 chā zú to squeeze in / to step in / to take part / to step between (two persons in a relationship) syn 因由 yīn yóu reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism) syn 隔山 gé shān half-sibling relationship / brothers with different mother / step- 客户关系管理系统 kè hù guān xì guǎn lǐ xì tǒng Customer and Relationship Management System 鱼水情 魚水情 yú shuǐ qíng close relationship as between fish and water syn 踢 tī to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) syn 密 mì dense / close / thick / intimate / close / (bound form) secret / confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb) / to DM syn 堂 táng (main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:間|间[jian1] / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture syn 伦 倫 lún human relationship / order / coherence syn 婆 pó (bound form) grandmother / (bound form) matron / (bound form) mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship) syn 了断 了斷 liǎo duàn to bring to a conclusion / to settle (a dispute) / to do away with (oneself) / to break off (a relationship) / resolution (of a problem) syn 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 傍 bāng near / approaching / to depend on / (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb / Taiwan pr. pang2, bang1, bang4 syn 傍 bàng near / approaching / to depend on / (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb / Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4] syn 连襟 連襟 lián jīn husbands of sisters / brothers-in-law / extremely close (of a relationship) syn 黄昏恋 黃昏戀 huáng hūn liàn fig. romantic relationship between an elderly couple / falling in love in the autumn of one's life 好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 结束 結束 jié shù termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close syn 关 關 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve syn 近 jìn near / close to / approximately syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 接近 jiē jìn to approach / to get close to syn 监视 監視 jiān shì to monitor / to keep a close watch over / surveillance syn 切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn 靠近 kào jìn to be close to / to approach / to draw near syn 关闭 關閉 guān bì to close / to shut (a window etc) / (of a shop, school etc) to shut down syn 亲密 親密 qīn mì intimate / close syn 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 友好 yǒu hǎo friendly / amicable / close friend syn 亲人 親人 qīn rén one's close relatives syn 锁定 鎖定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target 亲近 親近 qīn jìn intimate / to get close to syn 上门 上門 shàng mén to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family syn 上网 上網 shàng wǎng to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net 贴心 貼心 tiē xīn intimate / close / considerate syn 好友 hǎo yǒu close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 开关 開關 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off syn 紧密 緊密 jǐn mì inseparably close syn 亲切 親切 qīn qiè amiable / cordial / close and dear / familiar syn 将近 將近 jiāng jìn almost / nearly / close to syn 打烊 dǎ yàng to close shop in the evening / also pr. [da3 yang2] syn 近乎 jìn hu close to / intimate syn 特写 特寫 tè xiě feature article / close-up (filmmaking, photography etc) 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì to go bankrupt / to close down syn 濒临 瀕臨 bīn lín on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to syn 贴身 貼身 tiē shēn worn next to the skin / close-fitting / personal (servant etc) 临近 臨近 lín jìn close to / approaching syn 挚友 摯友 zhì yǒu intimate friend / close friend syn 逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near syn 截止 jié zhǐ to end / to close / (electricity) cut-off syn 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement syn 密友 mì yǒu close friend syn 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend syn 相近 xiāng jìn close / similar to syn 靠岸 kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore / to pull toward shore / close to shore / landfall 