情同手足

qíngtóngshǒuzú

idiom #28,020

Meanings

1 as close as brothers
2 like hands and feet (inseparable)
3 deep fraternal bond

Characters

feeling; affection; emotion

same; equal; like

Examples

他们从小一起长大，情同手足。

Tāmen cóng xiǎo yīqǐ zhǎngdà, qíngtóngshǒuzú.

They grew up together since childhood and are as close as brothers.

这两位战友在战场上并肩作战，情同手足。

Zhè liǎng wèi zhànyǒu zài zhànchǎng shàng bìngjiān zuòzhàn, qíngtóngshǒuzú.

These two comrades fought side by side on the battlefield, bonded as brothers.

Tips

memory

手足 literally means 'hands and feet' — the limbs you cannot live without. The idiom says the relationship is as intimate as hands and feet are to your body: inseparable and essential.

Stroke Order

情 qíng

同 tóng

手 shǒu

足 zú