海内存知己

海內存知己
hǎinèicúnzhījǐ
phrase

Meanings

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

Examples

Suīrán wǒmen fēngé liǎng dì, dàn hǎinèi cún zhījǐ, tiānyá ruò bǐlín.
Though we are far apart, a true friend within the seas makes the ends of the earth feel like neighbors.
Hǎinèi cún zhījǐ, nǐ wǒ zài wǎng shàng yě néng chángcháng jiāoliú.
'A true friend in the world' — even online, you and I stay in touch.

Stroke Order

hǎi
nèi
cún
zhī