Word: 亲 (qīn, qìng)

三年不上门,当亲也不亲

sān nián bú shàngmén,dāng qīn yě bù qīn

three years without visiting, even relatives are no longer close

亲不亲一家人,打断骨头连着筋

qīn bù qīn yìjiārén,dǎduàn gǔtou lián zhe jīn

close or not, one family; even when the bone is broken, the sinew still joins it

亲不亲,故乡人

qīn bù qīn,gùxiāng rén

close or not close, (they are) people from the home town

亲不择骨肉,恨不记旧仇

qīn bùzé gǔròu,hèn bú jì jiù chóu

in affection don't choose only blood relatives, in hatred don't remember old grudges

亲人们守在灵柩旁边。

Qīn rénmen shǒu zài língjiù pángbiān.

The family kept watch beside the coffin.

亲向亲,故向故

qīn xiàng qīn,gù xiàng gù

kin lean towards kin, old friends towards old friends

亲帮亲,邻帮邻

qīn bāng qīn,lín bāng lín

relatives help relatives, neighbours help neighbours

亲故亲故,十亲九顾

qīngù-qīngù,shí qīn jiǔ gù

kin and old friends, out of ten close ones nine look after you

亲有远近,邻有里外

qīn yǒu yuǎnjìn,lín yǒu lǐwài

kin have near and far, neighbours have inside and outside

人不亲土亲，河不亲水亲

rén bù qīn tǔ qīn, hé bù qīn shuǐ qīn

people may not be close, but the soil is close; rivers may not be close, but the water is close

人不亲行亲

rén bù qīn háng qīn

people may not be close, but the trade is close

人亲不如土亲

rén qīn bùrú tǔ qīn

relatives are not as close as one's native soil

他在她的脸上轻轻的亲了一下。

Tā zài tā de liǎnshàng qīngqīng de qīnle yíxià.

He gave her a peck on the cheek.

他说永远都不亲她。

Tā shuō yǒngyuǎn dōu bù qīn tā.

He says he'd never kiss her.

你为什么不亲我了呢？

Nǐ wèishénme bù qīn wǒ le ne?

Why don't you kiss me anymore?

你和爸爸更亲还是妈妈更亲？

Nǐ hé bàba gèng qīn háishi māma gèng qīn?

Are you closer to your mother or to your father?

你怎么没亲她？

Nǐ zěnme méi qīn tā?

Why didn't you kiss her?

你说得绘声绘色，像亲眼见过！

Nǐ shuō de huìshēnghuìsè, xiàng qīn yǎnjiàn guo!

You tell it so vividly, as if you had seen it with your own eyes!

千年不断亲

qiānnián búduàn qīn

a thousand years won't sever kinship

天地为大，亲师为尊

tiāndì wéi dà, qīn shī wéi zūn

heaven and earth are greatest, parents and teachers are most honoured

她对我好比亲姐姐一样。

Tā duì wǒ hǎobǐ qīn jiějie yíyàng.

She treats me just like a real older sister.

妈妈亲了她的宝贝。

Māma qīnle tā de bǎobèi.

The mother kissed her baby.

念完了经打和尚，用得着是亲，用不着是仇

niàn wánle jīng dǎ héshang, yòngdezháo shì qīn, yòngbùzháo shì chóu

after the chanting, beat the monk: if useful, kin; if not, an enemy

我只亲过她一次。

Wǒ zhǐ qīnguo tā yícì.

I only kissed her once.

我永远也不会让您亲我。

Wǒ yǒngyuǎn yě búhuì ràng nín qīn wǒ.

I'd never let you kiss me.

我连亲也没有亲过她一下。

Wǒ lián qīn yě méiyǒu qīnguo tā yíxià.

I didn't even kiss her.

戴着斗笠亲嘴儿，差着一帽子

dàizhe dǒulì qīn zuǐr, chàzhe yí màozi

kissing while wearing a bamboo rain hat: a whole hat's width short

打不断的亲,骂不断的邻

dǎ búduàn de qīn,mà búduàn de lín

kin you can't beat apart, neighbours you can't curse apart

指亲不富，看嘴不饱

zhǐ qīn bú fù, kàn zuǐ bù bǎo

counting on relatives won't make you rich; watching others' mouths won't fill you up

日远日疏,日亲日近

rì yuǎn rì shū,rì qīn rì jìn

day by day apart, day by day distant; day by day close, day by day nearer

是亲三分向，是火热如炭

shì qīn sānfēn xiàng, shì huǒrè rú tàn

kin get three parts of favour; fire is hot as charcoal

热不过火口，亲不过两口儿

rè búguò huǒ kǒu, qīn búguò liǎngkǒur

nothing is hotter than the stove opening, nothing closer than a married couple

父道尊，母道亲

fù dào zūn, mǔ dào qīn

the father's way is dignity, the mother's way is closeness

美不美，故乡水；亲不亲，故乡人

měi bù měi, gùxiāng shuǐ; qīn bù qīn, gùxiāng rén

beautiful or not, the water of home; close or not, the people of home

近不过夫妻，亲不过父母

jìn búguò fūqī, qīn búguò fùmǔ

none are closer than husband and wife, none dearer than parents

门前系起高头马，不是亲来也是亲

ménqián jì qǐ gāotou mǎ, bú shì qīn lái yě shì qīn

tie a tall horse at your gate and even non-relatives come as relatives

隔山隔水不隔亲

géshān géshuǐ bù gé qīn

mountains and rivers may separate, but not kinship