personal friendship; private relationship
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
personal friendship; private relationship between individuals
neutralRefers to personal bonds that exist outside of official or public contexts. Often used to distinguish personal feelings from professional relationships or public positions.
Liǎng两
rén人
sù素
wú无
sī～
。
The two have never had a personal friendship.
Tā他
men们
zài在
xué学
shù术
shàng上
shí时
cháng常
gōng公
kāi开
zhēng争
lùn论
，
dàn但
sī～
jiāo很
hěn好
。
They often debate publicly on academic matters, but their personal relationship is very good.
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Duō多
nián年
de的
sī～
jiāo使
shǐ他
tā们
men在
zài商
shāng业
yè合
hé作
zuò中
zhōng更
gèng加
jiā信
xìn任
rèn彼
bǐ此
。
Years of personal friendship made them trust each other more in business cooperation.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
shì是
shàng上
xià下
jí级
guān关
xì系
，
dàn但
tā他
men们
zhī之
jiān间
de的
sī～
jiāo很
hěn不
bù错
。
Although they are in a superior-subordinate relationship, their personal friendship is quite good.