視為知己 shì wéi zhī jǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence

CHARACTERS

視 shì look at, inspect, observe, see
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
知 zhī know, perceive, comprehend
己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem