HSK 6 · Adjectives

亲热 qīnrè “affectionate” in Chinese

Traditional 親熱

What 亲热 means

  1. affectionate
  2. intimate
  3. warm
  4. warmhearted
  5. to show affection for

How to say 亲热

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale亲qīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale热rè4th tone, falling

亲热 in a sentence

  1. 两个好朋友见了面，非常亲热。

    Liǎng ge hǎo péngyou jiàn le miàn, fēicháng qīnrè.

    When the two good friends met, they were very affectionate.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 小狗一看见我就跑过来，跟我很亲热。

    Xiǎogǒu yí kànjiàn wǒ jiù pǎo guolai, gēn wǒ hěn qīnrè.

    As soon as the puppy sees me it runs over, all friendly.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 亲热 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 亲 (qīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
亲qīnparent
  • 立stand · lì
  • 一one · yī
  • 小small · xiǎo
The character 热 (rè) with each of its parts in a different colour
热rèto warm up
  • 执to execute · zhíSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 执 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with rè.

How to write 亲热

亲 9 strokes · 热 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

亲热 (qīnrè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 亲热 (qīnrè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 亲热

Words with 亲

父亲fùqīn · father母亲mǔqīn · mother亲戚qīnqi · a relative (i.e. family relation)亲爱qīn'ài · dear亲切qīnqiè · amiable亲自qīnzì · personally亲密qīnmì · intimate

Words with 热

热rè · hot热情rèqíng · cordial热闹rènao · bustling with noise and excitement热烈rèliè · enthusiastic热爱rè'ài · to love ardently热心rèxīn · enthusiastic热门rèmén · popular炎热yánrè · scorching hot (weather)热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàng · eyes brimming with tears

More words: Adjectives

清醒qīngxǐng · sober勤俭qínjiǎn · hardworking and thrifty勤劳qínláo · hardworking亲密qīnmì · intimate齐全qíquán · complete确切quèqiè · exact曲折qūzhé · winding热门rèmén · popular

FAQs

亲热 (qīnrè) means “affectionate” or “intimate”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qīnrè: qīn with a 1st tone, then rè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 亲热 is written 親熱. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qinre with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 亲热 from the suggestions. Typing qinre into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
亲热 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.