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親和力

简亲和力 · 繁親和力

Mandarin · pinyin qīn hé lì

(personal) warmth
approachability
accessibility
(in a product) user friendliness
(chemistry) affinity

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
和: hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–2–4 · qin1 he2 li4

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noun

personal warmth; approachability
(chemistry, biochemistry) affinity

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