患难之交

患難之交

huànnànzhījiāo

idiom #82,886

Meanings

HSK 4

我们是患难之交，二十年来一直互相帮助。

Wǒmen shì huànnànzhījiāo, èrshí nián lái yìzhí hùxiāng bāngzhù.

We've been through hard times together, and for twenty years we've always helped each other.

HSK 4

生意失败那年，只有他借钱给我，这才是真正的患难之交。

Shēngyi shībài nà nián, zhǐyǒu tā jiè qián gěi wǒ, zhè cái shì zhēnzhèng de huànnànzhījiāo.

The year my business failed, he was the only one who lent me money. That is a true friend.

usage

The opposite of 酒肉朋友 "fair-weather friends" and 泛泛之交 "a casual acquaintance". The saying 患难见真情 "hardship shows who truly cares" makes the same point.

患 huàn

难 nán

之 zhī

交 jiāo