姻亲 (yīn qīn) — relative by marriage, in-law relation

Definition

A relative connected through marriage (e.g. in-laws), not blood. Pairs most often with 关系 and is often contrasted with 血亲 ('blood relative') in formal or legal contexts.

noun

relative by marriagein-law relation

Measure word · 个

Examples

姻亲。
Wǒ men liǎng jiā shì yīn qīn guān xì.
Our two families are related by marriage.
姻亲，。
Suī rán zhǐ shì yīn qīn, dàn tā men xiāng chǔ dé hěn hǎo.
Even though they're only in-laws, they get along very well.
，姻亲。
Fǎ lǜ shàng, yīn qīn hé xuè qīn de quán lì bù tóng.
Legally, the rights of in-laws and blood relatives are different.

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