親切
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See also: 亲切
Chinese
dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring |
close to; to cut; to slice | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (親切) | 親 | 切 | |
| simp. (亲切) | 亲 | 切 | |
Pronunciation
Adjective
親切
Synonyms
- (close):
- 同衾 (tóngqīn) (literary, figuratively)
- 周密 (zhōumì) (literary, of dealings)
- 密切 (mìqiè)
- 接近 (jiējìn)
- 火熱／火热 (huǒrè)
- 熱和／热和 (rèhuo) (colloquial)
- 熱火／热火 (rèhuǒ) (colloquial)
- 知心 (zhīxīn)
- 緊密／紧密 (jǐnmì)
- 親善／亲善 (qīnshàn) (of relations between countries)
- 親密／亲密 (qīnmì)
- 親熱／亲热 (qīnrè)
- 親近／亲近 (qīnjìn)
- 貼己／贴己 (tiējǐ)
- 貼身／贴身 (tiēshēn)
- 近 (jìn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 近乎 (jìnhu) (colloquial)
- 過心／过心 (guòxīn) (regional)
- 體己／体己
- (cordial):
- 允 (Classical Chinese)
- 實在／实在
- 實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
- 悃誠／悃诚 (kǔnchéng) (literary)
- 慥慥 (zàozào) (literary)
- 懇切／恳切 (kěnqiè)
- 殷切 (yīnqiè)
- 熱誠／热诚 (rèchéng)
- 真心 (zhēnxīn)
- 真摯／真挚 (zhēnzhì)
- 真誠／真诚 (zhēnchéng)
- 老實／老实 (lǎoshí)
- 虔心 (qiánxīn)
- 誠信／诚信 (chéngxìn)
- 誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
- 誠心／诚心 (chéngxīn)
- 誠懇／诚恳 (chéngkěn)
- 誠摯／诚挚 (chéngzhì)
- 諄諄／谆谆 (zhūnzhūn) (of teaching)
- 赤忱 (chìchén) (literary)
- 赤誠／赤诚 (chìchéng)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (親切):
- → Japanese: 親切 (shinsetsu)
- → Korean: 친절(親切) (chinjeol)
- → Vietnamese: thân thiết (親切)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 親 | 切 |
| しん Grade: 2 |
せつ Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 深切 (obsolete) |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese compound 親切／亲切 (tshin tshet, literally “blood relative + close”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
親切 • (shinsetsu) -na (adnominal 親切な (shinsetsu na), adverbial 親切に (shinsetsu ni))
Inflection
Inflection of 親切
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 親切だろ | しんせつだろ | shinsetsu daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 親切で | しんせつで | shinsetsu de |
| Terminal (終止形) | 親切だ | しんせつだ | shinsetsu da |
| Attributive (連体形) | 親切な | しんせつな | shinsetsu na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 親切なら | しんせつなら | shinsetsu nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | 親切であれ | しんせつであれ | shinsetsu de are |
| Key constructions | |||
| Informal negative | 親切ではない 親切じゃない |
しんせつではない しんせつじゃない |
shinsetsu de wa nai shinsetsu ja nai |
| Informal past | 親切だった | しんせつだった | shinsetsu datta |
| Informal negative past | 親切ではなかった 親切じゃなかった |
しんせつではなかった しんせつじゃなかった |
shinsetsu de wa nakatta shinsetsu ja nakatta |
| Formal | 親切です | しんせつです | shinsetsu desu |
| Formal negative | 親切ではありません 親切じゃありません |
しんせつではありません しんせつじゃありません |
shinsetsu de wa arimasen shinsetsu ja arimasen |
| Formal past | 親切でした | しんせつでした | shinsetsu deshita |
| Formal negative past | 親切ではありませんでした 親切じゃありませんでした |
しんせつではありませんでした しんせつじゃありませんでした |
shinsetsu de wa arimasen deshita shinsetsu ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | 親切で | しんせつで | shinsetsu de |
| Conditional | 親切なら（ば） | しんせつなら（ば） | shinsetsu nara (ba) |
| Provisional | 親切だったら | しんせつだったら | shinsetsu dattara |
| Volitional | 親切だろう | しんせつだろう | shinsetsu darō |
| Adverbial | 親切に | しんせつに | shinsetsu ni |
| Degree | 親切さ | しんせつさ | shinsetsusa |
Noun
Antonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 親切気 (shinsetsugi): kindheartedness
- 親切心 (shinsetsushin): kindness
- 不親切 (fushinsetsu): unkindness, unfriendliness
- 老婆親切 (rōba shinsetsu): excessive solicitude
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 親 | 切 |
Noun
- Hanja form? of 친절 (“kindness, gentleness”).
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 親 | 切 |
Adjective
親切
- chữ Hán form of thân thiết (“close, familiar”).