🇬🇧🇨🇳 kin - 亲属 : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "kin" ("亲属"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
“Kin” means your family or relatives — the people you are related to by blood or marriage, like your parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. They are your special group of people who are connected to you, even if they live far away or have very different personalities.
Mom said, “Be nice to your kin,” so I shared my fries and cried only a little inside.
Dad said we’re visiting our kin, so I packed earphones, snacks, and emotional support chocolate.
I visited my kin in the countryside and learned two things: chickens are fast and I am not.
Our kin group chat has 42 people and 8,000 unread messages, mostly from Aunt Linda’s cat photos.
The word “kin” is related to “kind” and “kinship”—so when my kin steal my fries, I kindly remind them we share DNA, not snacks.
At the cold door, Anna opened a bowl of soup as kin arrived. Her kin wiped the porch and folded wet coats; kin handed blankets, kin laughed and cried together. The little dog leapt into the arms of kin. Anna watched kin settle around the warm table and felt safe at last.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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