海内存知己，天涯若比邻 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ ， tiān yá ruò bǐ lín

close in spirit although far away

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. close in spirit although far away
  2. 2. close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door

Characters

Character Meaning
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things
内 nèi HSK 4
inside; within; inner
存 cún HSK 4
to keep; to store; to deposit
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
己 jǐ HSK 3
self; oneself
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
涯 yá
shore; border; horizon
若 ruò HSK 6
if; as; like
比 bǐ HSK 2
(particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare
邻 lín HSK 3
neighbor; adjacent; close to