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知己

zhī jǐ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

知己 (zhī jǐ) means "to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 知己 means

1. to know oneself
2. to be intimate or close
3. intimate friend

The characters in 知己

• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 己jǐself; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干

Example sentences

• 知己难求。
  Zhījǐ nán qiú.
  A real friend is like a rare bird.

Words starting with 知己

• 知己知彼zhī jǐ zhī bǐknow yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法
• 知己知彼，百战不殆zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dàiknow yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated…

Words containing 知己

• 视为知己shì wéi zhī jǐto consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence
• 红颜知己hóng yán zhī jǐclose female friend; confidante
• 蓝颜知己lán yán zhī jǐclose male friend; confidant
• 酒逢知己千杯少jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎoa thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)…
• 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě rónga true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman…
• 海内存知己，天涯若比邻hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ línclose friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door…

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