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亲切

qīn qiè

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 親切

亲切 (qīn qiè) means "warm, amiable". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 亲切 means

1. amiable
2. cordial
3. close and dear
4. familiar

The characters in 亲切

• 亲qīnparent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative
• 切qièdefinitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!…

Example sentences

• 他非常亲切。
  He is very kind.
• 美国人是亲切的人
  Měiguórén shì qīnqiè de rén
  Americans are kind people.
• 玛莉既聪明又亲切。
  Mary is both intelligent and kind.
• 她对大家都很亲切。
  She was all kindness to everybody.
• 他总是对我很亲切。
  He's always been kind to me.
• 他亲切地回答了问题。
  He responded kindly to the question.

Where 亲切 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Affection & Personal Relations (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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