和 hé (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2]) syn 和谐 和諧 hé xié harmonious / harmony / (euphemism) to censor syn 协调 協調 xié tiáo to coordinate / to harmonize / to fit together / to match (colors etc) / harmonious / concerted syn 融洽 róng qià harmonious / friendly relations / on good terms with one another syn 和睦 hé mù peaceful relations / harmonious syn 调和 調和 tiáo hé harmonious / to mediate / to reconcile / mediation / to compromise / to mix / to blend / blended / to season / seasoning / to placate syn 和美 hé měi harmonious / in perfect harmony 和乐 和樂 hé lè harmonious and happy syn 义和团 義和團 yì hé tuán the Righteous and Harmonious Fists / the Boxers (history) 邦交 bāng jiāo relations between two countries / diplomatic relations syn 调谐 調諧 tiáo xié harmonious / to adjust / to tune (e.g. wireless receiver) / to bring into harmony syn 生产关系 生產關係 shēng chǎn guān xì relations between levels of production / socio-economic relations 外交关系 外交關係 wài jiāo guān xì foreign relations / diplomatic relations 河蟹 hé xiè river crab / Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和諧|和谐[he2 xie2], which is blocked by the great firewall of China) syn 谐和 諧和 xié hé concordant / harmonious syn 谐 諧 xié (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) humorous / (literary) to reach agreement 睦 mù amicable / harmonious 勰 xié harmonious 喈 jiē harmonious (of music) 修好 xiū hǎo to repair (sth broken) / to restore (sth damaged) / to establish friendly relations with / (literary) to do meritorious deeds syn 性关系 性關係 xìng guān xi sexual relations / sexual contact / intercourse 公关 公關 gōng guān public relations 交情 jiāo qing friendship / friendly relations syn 过往 過往 guò wǎng to come and go / to have friendly relations with / in the past / previous syn 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn 人缘 人緣 rén yuán relations with other people syn 捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) 决裂 決裂 jué liè to rupture / to burst open / to break / to break off relations with / a rupture 绝迹 絕跡 jué jì to be eradicated / to vanish / extinct / to break off relations syn 绝交 絕交 jué jiāo to break off relations / to break with sb syn 中非 zhōng fēi China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic 建构 建構 jiàn gòu to construct (often sth abstract, such as good relations) / to set up / to develop / construction (abstract) / architecture 八面玲珑 八面玲瓏 bā miàn líng lóng be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) syn 融融 róng róng in harmony / happy / warm relations syn 通商 tōng shāng (of nations) to have trade relations / to engage in trade syn 建交 jiàn jiāo to establish diplomatic relations 天伦 天倫 tiān lún family bonds / ethical family relations syn 公使 gōng shǐ minister / diplomat performing ambassadorial role in Qing times, before regular diplomatic relations 正常化 zhèng cháng huà normalization (of diplomatic relations etc) syn 中日关系 中日關係 zhōng rì guān xì Sino-Japanese relations 公共关系 公共關係 gōng gòng guān xì public relations 血族 xuè zú blood relations / one's own flesh and blood / kin 国际关系 國際關係 guó jì guān xì international relations 中越 zhōng yuè Sino-Vietnam (relations) 两国关系 兩國關係 liǎng guó guān xì bilateral relations 发生关系 發生關係 fā shēng guān xi to have sexual relations with sb / to have dealings with 巴以 bā yǐ Palestinian-Israeli (relations) 决绝 決絕 jué jué to sever all relations with sb / determined / decisive 破冰 pò bīng (fig.) to break the ice / to begin to restore amicable relations 中澳 zhōng ào China-Australia (relations) 两性关系 兩性關係 liǎng xìng guān xì gender relations 冰释 冰釋 bīng shì to dispel (enmity, misunderstandings etc) / to vanish (of misgivings, differences of opinion) / thaw (in relations) syn 汪道涵 wāng dào hán Wang Daohan (1915-2005), former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits 交欢 交歡 jiāo huān to have cordial relations with each other / to have sexual intercourse 苟且 gǒu qiě perfunctory / careless / drifting along / resigned to one's fate / improper (relations) / illicit (sex) syn 中俄关系 中俄關系 zhōng é guān xì Sino-Russian relations 苟合 gǒu hé illicit sexual relations syn 乱 亂 luàn in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary syn 其乐融融 其樂融融 qí lè róng róng (of relations) joyous and harmonious syn 江八点 江八點 jiāng bā diǎn Jiang Zemin's 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2min2] eight propositions on developing relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, presented in a 1995 speech 中西合璧 zhōng xī hé bì harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom) 串亲访友 串親訪友 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu to call on friends and relations (idiom) 兰因絮果 蘭因絮果 lán yīn xù guǒ starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations) syn 亲疏贵贱 親疏貴賤 qīn shū guì jiàn close and distant, rich and poor (idiom) / everyone / all possible relations 访亲问友 訪親問友 fǎng qīn wèn yǒu to visit friends and relations (idiom) 重修旧好 重修舊好 chóng xiū jiù hǎo to make friends again / to renew old cordial relations 亲睦 親睦 qīn mù friendly / amicable / to keep up harmonious relations (with sb) 关系融洽 關係融洽 guān xì róng qià social rapport / harmonious relations / sociable 劳资关系 勞資關係 láo zī guān xì industrial relations / relations between labor and capital 劳雇关系 勞雇關係 láo gù guān xì relations between labor and employer / industrial relations 联合国与民间社会关系知名人士小组 Panel of Eminent Persons on United Nations-Civil Society Relations / Cardoso Panel on UN Relations with Civil Society 外交部负责英联邦事务的部长级代表 Ministre des relations extérieures, chargé des relations avec le Commonwealth 潗 jí friendly / harmonious 廱 yōng harmonious 和洽 hé qià harmonious 义和拳 義和拳 yì hé quán the Righteous and Harmonious Fists / the Boxers (history) 谐婉 諧婉 xié wǎn mild and harmonious 谐美 諧美 xié měi harmonious and graceful syn 议和团 議和團 yì hé tuán erroneous variant of 義和團|义和团, the righteous harmonious fists / the Boxers 辑睦 輯睦 jí mù tranquil / harmonious 雍睦 yōng mù harmonious / friendly 雍雍 yōng yōng harmonious / peaceful 鲽鹣 鰈鶼 dié jiān harmonious and affectionate couple 两情相悦 兩情相悅 liǎng qíng xiāng yuè (of a couple) to be harmonious / to be each other's sunshine 合手 hé shǒu to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) / to work with a common purpose / harmonious / convenient (to use) 大家庭 dà jiā tíng extended family / big family / harmonious group 静好 靜好 jìng hǎo peaceful and harmonious 改善关系 改善關係 gǎi shàn guān xi to improve relations 海峡两岸关系协会 海峽兩岸關係協會 hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海协会 海協會 hǎi xié huì Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) / abbr. for 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会[Hai3 xia2 Liang3 an4 Guan1 xi5 Xie2 hui4] 建立正式外交关系 建立正式外交關係 jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì formally establish diplomatic relations 冷淡关系 冷淡關係 lěng dàn guān xì cold relations (e.g. between countries) 台湾关系法 臺灣關係法 tái wān guān xì fǎ Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979) 政治关系 政治關係 zhèng zhì guān xì political relations 国际关系学院 國際關係學院 guó jì guān xì xué yuàn University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949 七情 qī qíng seven emotional states / seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜[xi3], anger 怒[nu4], anxiety 憂|忧[you1], thought 思[si1], grief 悲[bei1], fear 恐[kong3], fright 驚|惊[jing1] / seven relations 中苏解决悬案大纲协定 中蘇解決懸案大綱協定 zhōng sū jiě jué xuán àn dà gāng xié dìng the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China 友好关系 友好關係 yǒu hǎo guān xì good relations 外交关系理事会 外交關係理事會 wài jiāo guān xì lǐ shì huì Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank) 密切关系 密切關係 mì qiè guān xì close relations / intimate connections 