知己
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Definitions
- 1. to know oneself
- 2. to be intimate or close
- 3. intimate friend
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Collocations
The phrase 知己知彼 (zhī jǐ zhī bǐ) is a fixed expression meaning 'know yourself and know your enemy'.
Common mistakes
It is not usually used as a verb 'to know oneself'; rather, 认识自己 (rèn shi zì jǐ) is more common for that meaning.
Example Sentences
2 shown他是我的 知己 。
知己 难求。
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Words Containing 知己
a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])
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[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])
to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)
close female friend
close male friend
to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)