深交

shēnjiāo
noun #37,336

Meanings

  1. 1 close friendship
  2. 2 deep acquaintance
  3. 3 to be on intimate terms

Examples

Wǒ hé tā méiyǒu shēnjiāo.
He and I are not on close terms.
Liǎng rén duōnián shēnjiāo, bǐcǐ wú huà bù tán.
The two have been close friends for many years and tell each other everything.

Tips

grammar
Often used in the negative — 没有深交 (méiyǒu shēnjiāo, 'no deep friendship') — as a polite way to distance yourself from someone in trouble: 'I'm not really close to him'. Can also function as a verb: 深交 (yǔ tā shēnjiāo, to become close with him).

Stroke Order

shēn
jiāo