海内存知己

海內存知己

hǎinèi cún zhījǐ

quotation

Meanings

1 within the four seas, a true friend endures
2 a bosom friend afar brings a distant land near
3 famous line by Tang poet Wang Bo on friendship across distance

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Examples

虽然我们分隔两地，但海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

Suīrán wǒmen fēngé liǎngdì, dàn hǎinèicúnzhījǐ, tiānyáruòbǐlín.

Though we are far apart, a true friend within the seas makes the ends of the earth feel like neighbors.

海内存知己，你我在网上也能常常交流。

Hǎinèicúnzhījǐ, nǐ wǒ zài wǎngshàng yě néng chángcháng jiāoliú.

'A true friend in the world' — even online, you and I stay in touch.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

内 nèi

存 cún

知 zhī

己 jǐ