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 duō nián 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