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知己
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Definitions
- 1. to know oneself
- 2. to be intimate or close
- 3. intimate friend
Example Sentences
1 shown知己 难求。
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Words Containing 知己
close male friend
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])
close female friend
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\)
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])
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence