知 己

zhījǐ

adjectivenounHSK 7-9

“To know oneself” in Chinese is 知己 (zhījǐ).

Meaning

to know oneself
to be intimate or close
intimate friend

Example

知己难求。

A real friend is like a rare bird.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zhīHSK 18 strokesto know jǐHSK 23 strokesself

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