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知己
zhījǐ
1.
to know oneself
2.
to be intimate or close
3.
intimate friend
Common • Top 13%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (9)
知己知彼
zhījǐzhībǐ
know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" [[孫子兵法|孙子兵法<SūnzǐBīngfǎ>]])
知彼知己
zhībǐzhījǐ
to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
红颜知己
hóngyánzhījǐ
close female friend
蓝颜知己
lányánzhījǐ
close male friend
视为知己
shìwéizhījǐ
to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence
知己知彼，百战不殆
zhījǐzhībǐ,bǎizhànbùdài
know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" [[孫子兵法|孙子兵法<SūnzǐBīngfǎ>]])
知彼知己，百战不殆
zhībǐzhījǐ,bǎizhànbùdài
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
海内存知己，天涯若比邻
hǎinèicúnzhījǐ,tiānyáruòbǐlín
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away
士为知己者死，女为悦己者容
shìwèizhījǐzhěsǐ,nǚwèiyuèjǐzhěróng
a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart
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