确信 確信 què xìn to be convinced / to be sure / to firmly believe / to be positive that / definite news 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 狠狠 hěn hěn resolutely / firmly / ferociously / ruthlessly syn 坚信 堅信 jiān xìn to believe firmly / without any doubt syn 认定 認定 rèn dìng to maintain (that sth is true) / to determine (a fact) / determination (of an amount) / of the firm opinion / to believe firmly / to set one's mind on / to identify with syn 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 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 牢牢 láo láo firmly / safely syn 坚固 堅固 jiān gù firm / firmly / hard / stable syn 深信 shēn xìn to believe firmly syn 深信不疑 shēn xìn bù yí to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom) / absolute certainty about sth syn 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ (idiom) very close / almost within reach / close at hand syn 贴近 貼近 tiē jìn to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate syn 踏实 踏實 tā shi firmly-based / steady / steadfast / to have peace of mind / free from anxiety / Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] syn 脚踏实地 腳踏實地 jiǎo tà shí dì to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom) / realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character syn 紧握 緊握 jǐn wò to hold firmly, not let go 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 不住 bù zhù (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) / repeatedly / continuously / constantly syn 毅然 yì rán firmly / resolutely / without hesitation syn 卧薪尝胆 臥薪嚐膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom) / fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge syn 妥帖 tuǒ tiē properly / satisfactorily / firmly / very fitting / appropriate / proper / to be in good order / also written 妥貼|妥贴[tuo3 tie1] syn 收市 shōu shì to close the market (for the day) / to close (a market, shop etc) for business 毅然决然 毅然決然 yì rán jué rán without hesitation / resolutely / firmly syn 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 硬要 yìng yào firmly set on doing sth / to insist on doing / determined in one's course of action 认准 認準 rèn zhǔn to identify clearly / to make sure of / to believe firmly 扯住 chě zhù to grasp firmly 抱定 bào dìng to hold on firmly / to cling (to a belief) / stubbornly 妥贴 妥貼 tuǒ tiē properly / satisfactorily / firmly / very fitting / appropriate / proper / to be in good order / also written 妥帖 密 mì dense / close / thick / intimate / close / (bound form) secret / confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb) / to DM syn 揪 jiū to seize / to clutch / to grab firmly and pull syn 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom) / to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again syn 捺 nà to press down firmly / to suppress / right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4]) syn 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 结束 結束 jié shù termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close syn 关 關 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve syn 近 jìn near / close to / approximately syn 私人 sī rén private / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique 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 接近 jiē jìn to approach / to get close to syn 监视 監視 jiān shì to monitor / to keep a close watch over / surveillance syn 切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn 靠近 kào jìn to be close to / to approach / to draw near syn 关闭 關閉 guān bì to close / to shut (a window etc) / (of a shop, school etc) to shut down syn 亲密 親密 qīn mì intimate / close syn 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 友好 yǒu hǎo friendly / amicable / close friend syn 亲人 親人 qīn rén one's close relatives syn 锁定 鎖定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target 亲近 親近 qīn jìn intimate / to get close to 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 上网 上網 shàng wǎng to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net 贴心 貼心 tiē xīn intimate / close / considerate syn 好友 hǎo yǒu close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 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 紧密 緊密 jǐn mì inseparably close syn 亲切 親切 qīn qiè amiable / cordial / close and dear / familiar syn 将近 將近 jiāng jìn almost / nearly / close to syn 打烊 dǎ yàng to close shop in the evening / also pr. [da3 yang2] syn 近乎 jìn hu close to / intimate syn 特写 特寫 tè xiě feature article / close-up (filmmaking, photography etc) 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì to go bankrupt / to close down syn 濒临 瀕臨 bīn lín on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to syn 肌肤 肌膚 jī fū skin / flesh / fig. close physical relationship syn 贴身 貼身 tiē shēn worn next to the skin / close-fitting / personal (servant etc) 临近 臨近 lín jìn close to / approaching syn 挚友 摯友 zhì yǒu intimate friend / close friend syn 逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near syn 截止 jié zhǐ to end / to close / (electricity) cut-off syn 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement syn 密友 mì yǒu close friend syn 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend syn 相近 xiāng jìn close / similar to syn 靠岸 kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore / to pull toward shore / close to shore / landfall 近亲 近親 jìn qīn close relative / near relation 亲密无间 親密無間 qīn mì wú jiān close relation, no gap (idiom) / intimate and nothing can come between syn 查封 chá fēng to sequester / to seize (assets) / to seal up / to close down syn 垂危 chuí wēi close to death / life-threatening (illness) syn 封口 fēng kǒu to close up / to heal (of wound) / to keep one's lips sealed 结算 結算 jié suàn to settle a bill / to close an account 贴切 貼切 tiē qiè close-fitting / closest (translation) syn 靠拢 靠攏 kào lǒng to draw close to syn 合眼 hé yǎn to close one's eyes / to get to sleep syn 停业 停業 tíng yè to cease trading (temporarily or permanently) / to close down syn 寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to syn 厮杀 廝殺 sī shā to fight at close quarters / to fight tooth and nail syn 紧贴 緊貼 jǐn tiē to stick close to / to press up against syn 严实 嚴實 yán shi (sealed) tight / close / (hidden) safely / securely syn 沾边 沾邊 zhān biān to have a connection with / to be close (to reality) / to be relevant / to have one's hand in syn 紧逼 緊逼 jǐn bī to press hard / to close in on syn 凑近 湊近 còu jìn to approach / to lean close to syn 停课 停課 tíng kè to stop classes / to close (of school) 歇业 歇業 xiē yè to close down (temporarily or permanently) / to go out of business 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 瞑目 míng mù to close one's eyes / (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.) syn 咫尺 zhǐ chǐ (literary) very close / very near syn 就近 jiù jìn nearby / in a close neighborhood syn 闭关 閉關 bì guān to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) syn 