Strong connections among family members.
家庭成员之间的紧密联系。 (jiating chengyuan zhijian de jinmi lianxi)
"Family ties kept her close to her hometown."
"家庭纽带让她与家乡保持紧密联系。" (jiating niudai rang ta yu jiaxiang baochi jinmi lianxi)
to prevent failure or disaster by taking timely action
to decline suddenly and dramatically
feeling very worried or tense because of problems
something that is expected to happen soon
to expand a business rapidly after initial success
to support someone or something strongly