知己

zhī jǐ

Definitions

1. to know oneself
2. to be intimate or close
3. intimate friend

Example Sentences

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知己 难求。

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Words Containing 知己

• 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng: a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart
• 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín: close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
• 知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ: 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])
• 知己知彼，百战不殆 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài: 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])
• 知彼知己 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ: to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)
• 知彼知己，百战不殆 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài: knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)
• 红颜知己 hóng yán zhī jǐ: close female friend
• 蓝颜知己 lán yán zhī jǐ: close male friend
• 视为知己 shì wéi zhī jǐ: to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence
• 酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo: a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)

Child Words of 知己

• 己 jǐ: self
• 知 zhī: to know