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患难之交
患難之交
huànnànzhījiāo
1. a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed

Character Breakdown

患
huàn
suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer
HSK 6 11 丶
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3 10 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

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