密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 罚款 罰款 fá kuǎn to fine / penalty / fine (monetary) syn 滞纳金 滯納金 zhì nà jīn overdue fine / late fine 细粒 細粒 xì lì fine grain / fine-grained 一线之间 一線之間 yī xiàn zhī jiān a hair's breadth apart / a fine line / a fine distinction 一线之隔 一線之隔 yī xiàn zhī gé a fine line / a fine distinction 细颗粒物 細顆粒物 xì kē lì wù fine particle (PM 2.5) / fine particulate matter (air pollution etc) 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 纤密 纖密 xiān mì close / fine / intricate 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 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) 文武双全 文武雙全 wén wǔ shuāng quán well versed in letters and military technology (idiom) / fine scholar and soldier / master of pen and sword syn 粗细 粗細 cū xì thick and thin / coarse and fine / thickness (caliber) / coarseness / quality of work 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 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 亲疏贵贱 親疏貴賤 qīn shū guì jiàn close and distant, rich and poor (idiom) / everyone / all possible relations 兜抄 dōu chāo to close in from the rear and flanks / to surround and attack / to mop up (remnant enemy troops) syn 小巧 xiǎo qiǎo small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty syn 玲珑 玲瓏 líng lóng (onom.) clink of jewels / exquisite / detailed and fine / clever / nimble syn 精妙 jīng miào exquisite / fine and delicate (usu. of works of art) syn 工整 gōng zhěng fine work / carefully and neatly done syn 入微 rù wēi down to the smallest detail / thoroughgoing / fine and detailed syn 细软 細軟 xì ruǎn fine and soft / valuables syn 绵密 綿密 mián mì detailed / meticulous / fine and careful syn 精雕细刻 精雕細刻 jīng diāo xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work with extreme care and precision syn 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 骨瓷 gǔ cí bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash) 细 細 xì thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal syn 细润 細潤 xì rùn fine and glossy syn 茸 róng (bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine / downy syn 缜 縝 zhěn fine and dense 繐 suì fine and loose cloth / tassel 珍馐美馔 珍饈美饌 zhēn xiū měi zhuàn delicacy and fine taste (idiom) / a wonderful treat 秋荼密网 秋荼密網 qiū tú mì wǎng flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom) / fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law 煦煦 xù xù kind / gracious / benevolent / warm and fine / balmy 珍馐美味 珍饈美味 zhēn xiū měi wèi delicacy and fine taste (idiom) / a wonderful treat 精彫細刻 jīng diāo xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work with extreme care and precision / also written 精雕細刻|精雕细刻 缜润 縝潤 zhěn rùn fine and smooth 纤悉 纖悉 xiān xī detailed / fine and meticulous 东南亚教育部长组织考古与美术中心 東南亞教育部長組織考古與美術中心 Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts 醳 yì fine wine / to award with (food and drink) 牛毛 niú máo ox hair (used as a metaphor for sth very numerous or sth fine and delicate) 岁静 歲靜 suì jìng (neologism) (slang) person who likes to pretend that everything is fine in their society (derived from 歲月靜好|岁月静好[sui4 yue4 jing4 hao3], "it is a time of peace and harmony") 完事大吉 wán shì - dà jí (idiom) (usu. after 就[jiu4]) (having done such-and-such) everything is now fine / that's the end of the matter / (one is) all set 精雕细刻 精雕細刻 jīng diāo - xì kè lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision syn 罚没 罰沒 fá mò to impose a fine and confiscate (property) 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 亲切 親切 qīn qiè amiable / cordial / close and dear / familiar syn 双飞 雙飛 shuāng fēi flying in pairs / close union as husband and wife / round-trip flight / (slang) threesome 密密麻麻 mì mi má má numerous and close together / densely packed / thickly dotted syn 厮杀 廝殺 sī shā to fight at close quarters / to fight tooth and nail syn 亲密无间 親密無間 qīn mì wú jiān close relation, no gap (idiom) / intimate and nothing can come between syn 比翼双飞 比翼雙飛 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish syn 开城 開城 kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies 难舍难分 難捨難分 nán shě nán fēn loath to part (idiom) / emotionally close and unwilling to separate syn 亲疏 親疏 qīn shū close and distant (relatives) syn 弥合 彌合 mí hé to cause a wound to close up and heal syn 情同手足 qíng tóng shǒu zú as close as one's hands and feet (idiom) / loving one another as brothers / deep friendship / closely attached to one another syn 翕动 翕動 xī dòng to open and close (the mouth etc) 鱼水情 魚水情 yú shuǐ qíng close relationship as between fish and water 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 唇齿相依 唇齒相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom) / closely related / interdependent syn 眉睫 méi jié eyebrows and eyelashes / (fig.) close at hand / urgent / pressing / imperative syn 繁密 fán mì numerous and close together / (of hair) luxuriant / (of woods) dense / (of gunfire) intense syn 罗斯托夫 羅斯托夫 luó sī tuō fū Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea) 开合 開合 kāi hé to open and close 翕 xī to open and close (the mouth etc) / friendly / compliant / Taiwan pr. [xi4] 罱 lǎn a kind of tool used to dredge up fish, water plants or river mud, consisting of a net attached to a pair of bamboo poles, which are used to open and close the net / to dredge with such a tool syn 吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 wú tóu chǔ wěi lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom) / fig. close together / head-to-tail / one thing starts where the other leaves off 情同骨肉 qíng tóng gǔ ròu as close as flesh and bones (idiom) / deep friendship 抵足而眠 dǐ zú ér mián lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) / fig. a close friendship 闭门塞窦 閉門塞竇 bì mén sè dòu to close doors and block openings (idiom) / mounting a strict defense 关门大吉 關門大吉 guān mén dà jí to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom) syn 难分难舍 難分難捨 nán fēn nán shě loath to part (idiom) / emotionally close and unwilling to separate 人琴俱亡 rén qín jù wàng person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend syn 再衰三竭 zài shuāi sān jié weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom) / in terminal decline / on one's last legs syn 展玩 zhǎn wán to view close up / to examine and admire 抵足而卧 抵足而臥 dǐ zú ér wò lit. to live and sleep together (idiom) / fig. a close friendship 杜门 杜門 dù mén to close the door (lit. and fig.) 砚兄砚弟 硯兄硯弟 yàn xiōng yàn dì lit. older scholar and younger scholar / close friends (idiom) 肘腋 zhǒu yè lit. armpit / elbow and armpit / fig. right up close (to a disaster) / in one's backyard / on one's doorstep 开城市 開城市 kāi chéng shì Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies 关店歇业 關店歇業 guān diàn xiē yè to close up shop and cease business temporarily / closed for business 难舍难离 難捨難離 nán shě nán lí loath to part (idiom) / emotionally close and unwilling to separate syn 监测和近距离空中支援协调中心 Monitoring and Close Air Support Coordination Centre 钱多事少离家近 錢多事少離家近 qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn lots of money, less work, and close to home / ideal job 贴心贴肺 貼心貼肺 tiē xīn tiē fèi considerate and caring / very close / intimate 人琴俱亡 rén qín jù wáng person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend syn 良好 liáng hǎo good / favorable / well / fine syn 精品 jīng pǐn quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art) 