深交

shēnjiāo

noun #37,336

Meanings

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

Characters

to befriend / cross

Examples

HSK 1

我和他没有深交。

Wǒ hé tā méiyǒu shēnjiāo.

He and I are not on close terms.

HSK 5

两人多年深交，彼此无话不谈。

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: 与他深交 (yǔ tā shēnjiāo, to become close with him).

Stroke Order

深 shēn

交 jiāo