Definition

Noun: * Relatives and Friends; Close Associates: A collective term for one's intimate circle, encompassing both family members (relatives) and close friends. It emphasizes a bond of familiarity, affection, and trust. * Close Friendship; Amity: The state or feeling of being close friends; camaraderie.

Usage Examples

• (The party is only for close friends and family.)
• (They have a long-standing close friendship.)
• (He received help from his close associates.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tình thân hữu": A common phrase meaning "friendship," "amity," or "fellowship," highlighting the affectionate bond itself.
  • Tình thân hữu giữa hai nước ngày càng bền chặt. (The friendship between the two countries is growing stronger.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thân bằng cố hữu (n): An older, literary phrase meaning "old and intimate friends."
• Bạn hữu (n): Friends, comrades (often implies a slightly broader or more formal circle of friends than ).
• Thân quen (n): Acquaintances, people one knows.

Synonyms

• Inner circle
• Kith and kin (specifically for the "relatives and friends" meaning)
• Close friends
• Intimates

Related Idioms

• Thân hữu xa gần: A phrase acknowledging all close friends, both near and far.
  • Gửi lời chúc đến toàn thể thân hữu xa gần. (Send greetings to all close friends, near and far.)

noun

1. relatives and friends