患难之交 患難之交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo a friend in times of tribulations (idiom) / a friend in need is a friend indeed syn 患难之交才是真正的朋友 患難之交纔是真正的朋友 huàn nàn zhī jiāo cái shì zhēn zhèng de péng you a friend in need is a friend indeed (English proverb) / cf idiom 患難之交|患难之交, a friend in need 好友 hǎo yǒu close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 挚友 摯友 zhì yǒu intimate friend / close friend syn 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 一姐 yī jiě (coll.) top-ranked female / leading female / top female personality (in a particular field, esp. in entertainment or sports) 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 故友 gù yǒu old friend / deceased friend 世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) / old friend 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) syn 欧巴 歐巴 ōu bā (female usage) older brother (loanword from Korean "oppa") / male friend 友好 yǒu hǎo friendly / amicable / close friend syn 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend syn 密友 mì yǒu close friend syn 相好 xiāng hǎo to be intimate / close friend / paramour syn 麻吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial 故知 gù zhī a close friend over many years 近人 jìn rén contemporary / modern person / close friend / associate / intimate syn 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 人琴俱亡 rén qín jù wàng person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend syn 蓝颜知己 藍顏知己 lán yán zhī jǐ close male friend / confidant 基友 jī yǒu (slang) very close same-sex friend / gay partner 发小 髮小 fà xiǎo (dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with / a couple who grew up as childhood friends 老铁 老鐵 lǎo tiě (slang) very close friend / bro 铁子 鐵子 tiě zi (slang) very close friend / bro 人琴俱亡 rén qín jù wáng person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend syn 男女 nán nǚ male-female / male and female syn 表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line 表姐 biǎo jiě older female cousin via female line 女同胞 nǚ tóng bāo woman / female / female compatriot 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 女选手 女選手 nǚ xuǎn shǒu female contestant / female athlete 表姐夫 biǎo jiě fu husband of older female cousin via female line 母 mǔ mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female syn 麀 yōu female deer / doe / female animal 牝鸡司晨 牝雞司晨 pìn jī sī chén female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 牝鸡牡鸣 牝雞牡鳴 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers. 表姑 biǎo gū father's female cousin via female line 宅女 zhái nǚ female geek / female nerd / otaku girl 表姐妹 biǎo jiě mèi female cousins via female line 切割女性生殖器官 female genital mutilation / female genital cutting 非政府组织今日女童问题论坛 非政府組織今日女童問題論壇 Non-Governmental Organizations Forum on the Female Child of Today / NGO Forum on the Female Child of Today 大姐头 大姐頭 dà jiě tóu (Tw) female gang leader / female boss / big sister 表妹夫 biǎo mèi fu husband of younger female cousin via female line 表弟妹 biǎo dì mèi wife of younger male cousin via female line / younger cousins via female line 女大 nǚ dà (slang) female university student / female college student 女宾 女賓 nǚ bīn female guest / female visitor 女主 nǚ zhǔ female lead / female protagonist 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) syn 贴近 貼近 tiē jìn to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate syn 关门 關門 guān mén to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) syn 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ (idiom) very close / almost within reach / close at hand syn 闭合 閉合 bì hé to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) / to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) / closed-loop syn 收市 shōu shì to close the market (for the day) / to close (a market, shop etc) for business 闭关锁国 閉關鎖國 bì guān suǒ guó to close the passes and seal off the country / to close a country to exclude foreign contact syn 密 mì dense / close / thick / intimate / close / (bound form) secret / confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb) / to DM syn 挨边 挨邊 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant) 销案 銷案 xiāo àn to close a case / to bring a case to a close (law) 朋友 péng you friend / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 友人 yǒu rén friend syn 熟人 shú rén acquaintance / friend 知音 zhī yīn intimate friend / soul mate syn 老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn 故人 gù rén old friend / the deceased syn 仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend syn 良知 liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend syn 援引 yuán yǐn to quote / to cite / to recommend (a friend, an associate etc) syn 新知 xīn zhī new knowledge / new friend syn 兄台 兄臺 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) 病友 bìng yǒu a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital / wardmate 忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) / ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth syn 色友 sè yǒu photography enthusiast / friend with benefits 损友 損友 sǔn yǒu bad friend 良师益友 良師益友 liáng shī yì yǒu good teacher and helpful friend (idiom) / mentor syn 良友 liáng yǒu good friend / companion syn 旧友 舊友 jiù yǒu old friend syn 至交 zhì jiāo best friend syn 师友 師友 shī yǒu friend from whom you can seek advice syn 知交 zhī jiāo intimate friend syn 旧识 舊識 jiù shí former acquaintance / old friend 够朋友 夠朋友 gòu péng you (coll.) to be a true friend syn 益友 yì yǒu helpful friend / wise companion syn 世交 shì jiāo (long time) friend of the family syn 护短 護短 hù duǎn to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong syn 化敌为友 化敵為友 huà dí wéi yǒu to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom) 探监 探監 tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) 故交 gù jiāo former acquaintance / old friend syn 酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng you lit. drinking buddy (idiom) / fig. fair-weather friend 他乡遇故知 他鄉遇故知 tā xiāng yù gù zhī meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom) 故 gù happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead syn 友 yǒu friend syn 炮友 pào yǒu fuck buddy / friend with benefits 诤友 諍友 zhèng yǒu a friend capable of direct admonition syn 朋 péng friend syn 反脸无情 反臉無情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) / to turn against a friend 感同身受 gǎn tóng shēn shòu to feel as if it had happened to oneself / to sympathize / (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor syn 举目无亲 舉目無親 jǔ mù wú qīn to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom) / not having anyone to rely on / without a friend in the world syn 