血濃於水 xuè nóng yú shuǐ

blood is thicker than water

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. blood is thicker than water
  2. 2. fig. family ties are closer than social relations

Characters

Character Meaning
血 xuè HSK 5
blood; colloquial pr. xiě
濃 nóng
concentrated; strong (smell etc); dense
於 yú
at; in; to
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage