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 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 人情 rén qíng human emotions / social relationship / friendship / favor / a good turn syn 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 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 长寿 長壽 cháng shòu longevity / long-lived syn 渊源 淵源 yuān yuán origin / source / relationship syn 春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream 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 短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt 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 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 暧昧关系 曖昧關係 ài mèi guān xì shady relationship / affair / adulterous relationship 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 昙花一现 曇花一現 tán huā yī xiàn lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived 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 短衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 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 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 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 吹了 chuī le failed / busted / to have not succeeded / to have died / to have parted company / to have chilled (of a relationship) 突厥 tū jué Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent / (esp.) the Göktürks of medieval Inner Asia 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 彭祖 péng zǔ Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years) 鱼水情 魚水情 yú shuǐ qíng close relationship as between fish and water syn 虚岁 虛歲 xū suì one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4] 踢 tī to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) 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 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration 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 短命 duǎn mìng to die young / short-lived 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 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 缺乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 矮子 ǎi zi short person / dwarf syn 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 不便 bù biàn inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash syn 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form 短片 duǎn piàn short film / video clip 短路 duǎn lù short circuit syn 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn 总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn 亚伯 亞伯 yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye syn 通融 tōng róng flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan syn 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 