True friends know no distance; ten thousand li still feels like next door.
Tips
history
Opening line of Zhang Jiuling's 《送韦城李少府》 (Tang dynasty): 相知无远近，万里尚为邻. Zhang was a prime minister under Emperor Xuanzong - his farewell poems are considered models of the genre. Echoes Wang Bo's earlier 海内存知己，天涯若比邻.
usage
Always paired with 万里尚为邻. Widely quoted in toasts at international friendship events and in overseas-Chinese letters.
