知己 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 知己

知己

Definition to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend

Usage

中文释义 ①非常了解自己并情谊深切知己话｜士为知己者死。②彼此相知而情谊深切的人海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

Characters 知 zhī 己 jǐ

COMMON WORDS WITH 知己
	知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法\|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

	知彼知己 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

	士为知己者死 ( 士爲知己者死 ) shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ The scholar dies for his bosom friend. / A gentleman is ready to die for his bosom friends. ( 士爲知己者死 )

	酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) / when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

	视为知己 ( 視為知己 ) shì wéi zhī jǐ to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence ( 視為知己 )

	红颜知己 ( 紅顏知己 ) hóng yán zhī jǐ close female friend / confidante ( 紅顏知己 )

	海内存知己，天涯若比邻 ( 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 ) hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away ( 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 )

	蓝颜知己 ( 藍顏知己 ) lán yán zhī jǐ close male friend / confidant ( 藍顏知己 )

	若要人不知，除非己莫为 ( 若要人不知，除非己莫為 ) ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it. ( 若要人不知，除非己莫為 )

	士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 ( 士為知己者死，女為悅己者容 ) shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart ( 士為知己者死，女為悅己者容 )

	知己知彼，百战不殆 ( 知己知彼，百戰不殆 ) zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法\|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) ( 知己知彼，百戰不殆 )

	知彼知己，百战不殆 ( 知彼知己，百戰不殆 ) zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War") ( 知彼知己，百戰不殆 )

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