close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door; close in spirit although far away
trad. 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰
Also written 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰【hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín】
Characters in this word
10海
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surname Hai
- Pinyin
- Hǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 2637 of 2500
内
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inside, inner, internal, within, interior
- Pinyin
- nèi
- Traditional
- 內
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 744 of 2500
存
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to exist, to deposit, to store, to keep, to survive
- Pinyin
- cún
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 9496 of 2500
知
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to know, to be aware
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3344 of 2500
己
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self, oneself, sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1], sixth in order, letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc, hexa
- Pinyin
- jǐ
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 7684 of 2500
天
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day, sky, heaven
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 211 of 2500
涯
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border, horizon, shore
- Pinyin
- yá
- Strokes
- 11
若
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used in 般若[bo1 re3], used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]
- Pinyin
- rě
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 913 of 2500
比
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Belgium, Belgian, abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- Pinyin
- Bǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 236 of 2500
邻
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neighbor, adjacent, close to
- Pinyin
- lín
- Traditional
- 鄰
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 35257 of 2500