Definition & Meaning

1.affectionate; intimate; warmed; loving

2.show love through action

Word usage

qīn rè

亲 热

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1
adj.affectionate; intimate; warmed; loving
- dà jiā dōu qīn rè de jiào wǒ xiǎo lǐ
  大家都亲热地叫我小李。
  Everybody called me Xiao Li in an affectionate manner.
- dà jiā duì tā hěn qīn rè
  大家对她很亲热。
  Everyone is very affectionate with her.
- tā men shǒu wǎn zhe shǒu qián xíng fēi cháng qīn rè de yàng zi
  他们手挽着手前行，非常亲热的样子。
  They went on arm in arm, very loving together.
synonym
rè qíng热情 qīn mì亲密 qīn jìn亲近 qīn nì亲昵 rè chéng热诚
antonym
lěng mò冷漠 lěng dàn冷淡 dàn mò淡漠
2
v.show love through action
- nà duì qíng lǚ hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn kěn dìng yào qīn rè yī zhèn
  那对情侣好久不见，肯定要亲热一阵。
  The couple have not seen each other for a long time, and they will definitely have an outburst of affection for a while.
- měi cì huí dào jiā tā zǒng yào xiān hé ér zi qīn rè
  每次回到家，她总要先和儿子亲热。
  Each time she gets home, she would caress her son for a while.
- qù hé hái zi men qīn rè qīn rè
  去和孩子们亲热亲热。
  Go and have an outburst of affection with the kids.
synonym
qīn qiè亲切 rè xīn热心 qīn jìn亲近 guān qiè关切 rè chén热忱
antonym
lěng mò冷漠

Word usage

Reduplication
"亲热" can be reduplicated, for example: "亲亲热热","亲热亲热".
- 奶奶拉着我的手，亲亲热热地同我说话。
  Holding my hand, my grandma is chatting to me tenderly.
- 每次回到家，他总要先和儿子亲热亲热。
  Each time he gets home, he will caress his son for a while.

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