# 亲戚 (qīnqi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 亲戚 (qīnqi) means “relative (family)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: relative (family)
- Pinyin: qīnqi (qin1 qi5)
- Traditional: 親戚
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Measure word: 门、个、位

## Examples

- 周末我们家来了几位亲戚。
  Zhōumò wǒmen jiā láile jǐ wèi qīnqi.
  Several relatives came to our house over the weekend.

## Characters

- [亲](https://hanziro.com/word/qin-close/) (qīn): close; intimate
- 戚 (qī): grief; sorrow

https://hanziro.com/word/qin-qi-relative/

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