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君子之交
jūnzǐzhījiāo
1. friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子<Zhuāngzǐ>]])

Character Breakdown

君
jūn
sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
HSK 6 7 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
交
jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (1)

君子之交淡如水
jūnzǐzhījiāodànrúshuǐ
a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子<Zhuāngzǐ>]])

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