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 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 亲密 親密 qīn mì intimate / close syn 亲近 親近 qīn jìn intimate / to get close to syn 做事 zuò shì to work / to handle matters / to have a job syn 亲热 親熱 qīn rè affectionate / intimate / warmhearted / to show affection for / (coll.) to get intimate with sb syn 贴心 貼心 tiē xīn intimate / close / considerate syn 公事 gōng shì work-related matters / documents syn 私事 sī shì personal matters syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 近乎 jìn hu close to / intimate syn 杂碎 雜碎 zá suì offal / mixed entrails / trivial matters syn 谜团 謎團 mí tuán riddle / enigma / unpredictable situation / elusive matters 事宜 shì yí matters / arrangements syn 处事 處事 chǔ shì to handle affairs / to deal with matters syn 挚友 摯友 zhì yǒu intimate friend / close friend syn 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend syn 家事 jiā shì family matters / domestic affairs / housework syn 雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng (idiom) to make matters even worse / to add insult to injury 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 知心 zhī xīn caring / intimate syn 贴近 貼近 tiē jìn to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate syn 两回事 兩回事 liǎng huí shì two quite different things / two unrelated matters syn 亲昵 親暱 qīn nì intimate syn 操办 操辦 cāo bàn to arrange matters syn 斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs syn 目中无人 目中無人 mù zhōng wú rén to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom) / so arrogant that no-one else matters / condescending / to go about with one's nose in the air syn 理事 lǐ shì member of council / (literary) to take care of matters 轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority syn 务实 務實 wù shí to deal with concrete matters / pragmatic 知音 zhī yīn intimate friend / soul mate syn 越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom) / fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs / to take matters into one's own hands syn 总务 總務 zǒng wù general matters / division of general affairs / person in overall charge syn 火上加油 huǒ shàng jiā yóu to add oil to the fire (idiom) / fig. to aggravate a situation / to enrage people and make matters worse syn 明哲保身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle syn 谋事 謀事 móu shì to plan matters / to look for a job syn 热络 熱絡 rè luò intimate / friendly / warm / active / lively (interaction, participation etc) 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn to lump different matters together (idiom) syn 知交 zhī jiāo intimate friend syn 鱼水 魚水 yú shuǐ fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability) syn 领导小组 領導小組 lǐng dǎo xiǎo zǔ leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 etc) / aka central leading group 私密 sī mì private / secret / intimate 省事 shěng shì to simplify matters / to save trouble syn 自爆 zì bào to explode / spontaneous detonation / self-detonation / suicide bombing / to disclose private matters about oneself 个人隐私 個人隱私 gè rén yǐn sī personal privacy / private matters 相好 xiāng hǎo to be intimate / close friend / paramour syn 男女关系 男女關係 nán nǚ guān xì man-woman connection / intimate relationship 侨务 僑務 qiáo wù matters relating to the Chinese diaspora (as a concern of the Chinese government) 戚戚 qī qī intimate / closely related / sorrowful / distressed 饥不择食 飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) / beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives. syn 务虚 務虛 wù xū to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues) 近人 jìn rén contemporary / modern person / close friend / associate / intimate syn 饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse syn 深谈 深談 shēn tán to have an in depth conversation / to have intimate talks / to discuss thoroughly 不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom) / to share everything / to be on very intimate terms syn 中共中央办公厅 中共中央辦公廳 zhōng gòng zhōng yāng bàn gōng tīng General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP, responsible for technical and logistical matters relating to the Central Committee / abbr. to 中辦|中办[Zhong1 Ban4] 莫逆 mò nì very friendly / intimate syn 琐屑 瑣屑 suǒ xiè trivial matters / petty things syn 密 mì dense / close / thick / intimate / close / (bound form) secret / confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb) / to DM syn 腻 膩 nì greasy / soft / unctuous / intimate / tired of syn 昵 暱 nì familiar / intimate / to approach syn 小聪明 小聰明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded 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 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu to pour oil on the fire (idiom) / fig. to aggravate a situation / to enrage people and make matters worse syn 戎 róng generic term for weapons (old) / army (matters) / military affairs syn 干休 gān xiū to let matters rest 体己 體己 tī ji intimate / private saving of family members syn 不慌不忙 bù huāng bù máng calm and unhurried (idiom) / composed / to take matters calmly syn 后账 後賬 hòu zhàng undisclosed account / to settle matters later / to blame sb after the event 莫逆之交 mò nì zhī jiāo intimate friendship / bosom buddies syn 八拜之交 bā bài zhī jiāo sworn brotherhood / intimate friendship syn 金兰之交 金蘭之交 jīn lán zhī jiāo intimate friendship (idiom) 高山流水 gāo shān liú shuǐ fig. intimate and understanding friend / sublime musical composition 欲盖弥彰 欲蓋彌彰 yù gài mí zhāng trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom) / A cover up only makes matters worse. 应付自如 應付自如 yìng fu zì rú to handle matters with ease (idiom) / to hold one's own 众说纷揉 眾說紛揉 zhòng shuō fēn róu lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom) / opinions differ / controversial matters 缓急轻重 緩急輕重 huǎn jí qīng zhòng slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority / also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom) / diligently attending to official matters 密切关系 密切關係 mì qiè guān xì close relations / intimate connections 爱昵 愛昵 ài nì intimate / loving 把袂 bǎ mèi to have an intimate friendship 挚友良朋 摯友良朋 zhì yǒu liáng péng intimate friend and companion (idiom) 昵比 nì bì intimate 梯己 tī ji intimate / private saving of family members 狎妓冶游 xiá jì yě yóu to be intimate with prostitutes and frequent brothels (idiom) 腹背相亲 腹背相親 fù bèi xiāng qīn to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom) 腻友 膩友 nì yǒu intimate friend 着紧 著緊 zháo jǐn urgent / in a great hurry / in intimate relationship with sb 兰言 蘭言 lán yán intimate conversation 同袍 tóng páo fellow soldier / comrade / companion / intimate friend 春光乍泄 chūn guāng zhà xiè spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom) / to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear) 一亲芳泽 一親芳澤 yī qīn fāng zé to get close to / to get on intimate terms with 激凸 jī tū protruding nipples or bulging penis (contours of intimate body parts visible through clothing) 贴心贴肺 貼心貼肺 tiē xīn tiē fèi considerate and caring / very close / intimate 狎昵 xiá nì intimate / taking liberties / familiar (with a negative connotation) syn 昵比 nì bǐ intimate 不辨菽麦 不辨菽麥 bù biàn shū mài lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom) / fig. ignorant of practical matters syn 两耳不闻窗外事 兩耳不聞窗外事 liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì to pay no attention to outside matters 