先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn 远 遠 yuǎn far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) syn 远远 遠遠 yuǎn yuǎn distant / by far syn 亲人 親人 qīn rén one's close relatives syn 深处 深處 shēn chù abyss / depths / deepest or most distant part syn 遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant / remote syn 族人 zú rén clansman / clan members / relatives / ethnic minority 远处 遠處 yuǎn chù distant place syn 远方 遠方 yuǎn fāng far away / a distant location syn 渺茫 miǎo máng uncertain / remote / distant and indistinct / vague syn 亲属 親屬 qīn shǔ kin / kindred / relatives syn 亲友 親友 qīn yǒu friends and relatives syn 千里迢迢 qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo from distant parts syn 远门 遠門 yuǎn mén (to go to) distant parts / faraway / a distant relative syn 隔膜 gé mó diaphragm (anatomy) / distant (socially aloof) / divided by lack of mutual comprehension / nonexpert syn 亲家 親家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage syn 近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) syn 亲朋 親朋 qīn péng relatives and friends syn 远亲 遠親 yuǎn qīn a distant relative syn 远征军 遠征軍 yuǎn zhēng jūn expeditionary force / army on a distant expedition 遥遥 遙遙 yáo yáo distant / remote syn 远洋 遠洋 yuǎn yáng distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast) syn 本家 běn jiā a member of the same clan / a distant relative with the same family name syn 远房 遠房 yuǎn fáng distantly related / a distant relative syn 山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi wèi exotic delicacies / luxury foodstuff from distant locations syn 远游 遠遊 yuǎn yóu to travel far / distant wanderings 隐隐约约 隱隱約約 yǐn yǐn yuē yuē faint / distant / barely audible syn 深谋远虑 深謀遠慮 shēn móu yuǎn lǜ lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom) syn 上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times syn 苍茫 蒼茫 cāng máng boundless / vast / hazy (distant horizon) syn 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 抚恤 撫恤 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury 悠远 悠遠 yōu yuǎn long time ago / distant / far away syn 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi distant places / all over the country / (to talk) about this and that syn 思亲 思親 sī qīn to remember one's parents / to feel homesick for one's relatives 最远 最遠 zuì yuǎn furthest / most distant / at maximum distance 远赴 遠赴 yuǎn fù to travel to (a distant place) 源远流长 源遠流長 yuán yuǎn liú cháng lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom) / fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then syn 遥想 遙想 yáo xiǎng to think about (the distant past or future) syn 天各一方 tiān gè yī fāng (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other syn 亲疏 親疏 qīn shū close and distant (relatives) syn 亲族 親族 qīn zú relatives / members of the same family, clan, tribe etc syn 辽远 遼遠 liáo yuǎn distant / faraway / remote syn 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 裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài guān xi favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates 粗 麤 cū remote / distant / variant of 粗[cu1] syn 裔 yì (bound form) descendants / (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔|华裔[Hua2yi4] "of Chinese descent") / (literary) distant lands / (literary) fringe / periphery syn 舍 shè (bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3] syn 遥 遙 yáo (bound form) distant / remote / far away syn 攸 yōu distant, far / adverbial prefix 疏 shū to dredge / to clear away obstruction / thin / sparse / scanty / distant (relation) / not close / to neglect / negligent / to present a memorial to the Emperor / commentary / annotation syn 渺 miǎo (of an expanse of water) vast / distant and indistinct / tiny or insignificant syn 赊 賒 shē to buy or sell on credit / distant / long (time) / to forgive syn 戚 qī (bound form) relatives / kin / (bound form) grief / sorrow / (old) battle-axe syn 辽 遼 liáo (bound form) distant / faraway 缅 緬 miǎn distant / remote / detailed 遐 xiá distant / long-lasting / to abandon syn 亲眷 親眷 qīn juàn relatives syn 不即不离 不即不離 bù jí bù lí to be neither too familiar nor too distant / to keep sb at arm's length syn 风流云散 風流雲散 fēng liú yún sàn lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom) / fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives) syn 邃 suì deep / distant / mysterious syn 六亲不认 六親不認 liù qīn bù rèn not recognizing one's family (idiom) / self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives syn 门子 門子 mén zi door / doorman (old) / hanger-on of an aristocrat / social influence / pull / classifier for relatives, marriages etc syn 白雪皑皑 白雪皚皚 bái xuě ái ái brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks) 皇亲国戚 皇親國戚 huáng qīn guó qī the emperor relatives (idiom) / person with powerful connections syn 徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom) syn 逌 yóu distant / joyous / satisfied 窎 窵 diào (literary) distant / deep / profound 六亲无靠 六親無靠 liù qīn wú kào orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom) / no one to rely on / left to one's own devices syn 亲疏贵贱 親疏貴賤 qīn shū guì jiàn close and distant, rich and poor (idiom) / everyone / all possible relations 遐迩一体 遐邇一體 xiá ěr yī tǐ both near and distant treated alike (idiom) 远水不解近渴 遠水不解近渴 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs 高举远蹈 高舉遠蹈 gāo jǔ yuǎn dǎo to leave office for a high and distant place (idiom) / to retire and place oneself above the fray 远门近枝 遠門近枝 yuǎn mén jìn zhī near and distant relatives 遐方 xiá fāng distant places / distant lands 三亲六故 三親六故 sān qīn liù gù old friends and relatives 堂房 táng fáng remote relatives (with the same family name) syn 戚友 qī yǒu relatives and friends 族诛 族誅 zú zhū to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old) 杀熟 殺熟 shā shú to swindle associates, friends or relatives 疏不见亲 疏不見親 shū bù jiàn qīn lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives / blood is thicker than water (idiom) 茂亲 茂親 mào qīn one's capable and virtuous relatives 裙带风 裙帶風 qún dài fēng the practice of favoring sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) culture of favoritism towards relatives, friends and associates 走亲戚 走親戚 zǒu qīn qi to visit relatives syn 走亲访友 走親訪友 zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu to visit one's friends and relatives 拉丁美洲失踪的被拘禁者亲属协会联合会 Latin American Federation of Associations of Relatives of Disappeared Detainees 族灭 族滅 zú miè to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old) 没亲没故 沒親沒故 méi qín méi gù without relatives or friends 亲旧 親舊 qīn jiù relatives and old friends 家亲 家親 jiā qīn older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents) / one's deceased close relatives 诛九族 誅九族 zhū jiǔ zú to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old) 穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲 窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親 qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīn the poor are ignored in the busiest city / the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain 依亲 依親 yī qīn (Tw) to be in the care of one's relatives / to be dependent on a relative / to draw on family connections 裙带亲 裙帶親 qún dài qīn relatives of the wife (slightly pejorative) 求亲靠友 求親靠友 qiú qīn kào yǒu to rely on the help of relatives and friends 一人得道，鸡犬升天 一人得道，雞犬升天 yī rén - dé dào , jī quǎn - shēng tiān lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit 没亲没故 沒親沒故 méi qīn méi gù without relatives or friends 红蛋 紅蛋 hóng dàn red-dyed egg, traditionally given to friends and relatives one month after the birth of one's child 裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài - guān xi (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates 