| 亲爱 | qīn ài | dear / beloved / darling |   |
| 亲 |  qīn | parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear | |
| 亲爱的 | qīn ài de | dear | |
| 亲切 | qīn qiè | amiable / cordial / close and dear / familiar | |
| 问候 | wèn hòu | to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) | |
| 亲亲 | qīn qīn | dear one / to kiss / friendly | |
| 仁兄 | rén xiōng | (honorific written address) My dear friend | |
| 看官 | kàn guān | (old) (used by novelists) dear readers / (used by storytellers) dear audience members | |
| 唉 | ài | alas / oh dear | |
| 金正日 | Jīn Zhèng rì | Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011 | |
| 亲爱的你 | qīn ài de nǐ | my dear / my darling | |
| 仁弟 | rén dì | (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend | |
| 各位听众 | gè wèi tīng zhòng | Ladies and Gentlemen (on radio) / Dear Listeners... | |
| 各位观众 | gè wèi guān zhòng | Ladies and Gentlemen (on TV) / Dear Viewers... | |
| 每逢佳节倍思亲 | měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn | doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2]) | |
| 看倌 | kàn guān | dear reader / dear listener | |
| 敬启者 | jìng qǐ zhě | Dear Sirs / To Whom It May Concern | |
