亲密
qīnmì
intimate, close
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 他俩关系非常亲密。The two of them are very close.
- 亲密的朋友无话不谈。Close friends talk about everything.
Collocations
亲密关系亲密无间亲密朋友关系亲密
Mnemonic
亲 qīn "close, dear" + 密 mì "dense, close": close and tightly intimate, i.e. intimate, close. Same as the Korean word chin-mil (親密). A state of people being very close and warm (亲密关系 a close relationship, 亲密无间 inseparably close). Its opposite is 疏远 (estranged), the pair 密 "close" against 疏 "sparse". 亲 means "close, parent" (亲人, 亲切); 密 means "dense, close" (密切, 秘密).
Related
密切亲近亲热疏远
Quick check
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