近朱近墨 jìn zhū jìn mò

DEFINITIONS

  1. one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)

CHARACTERS

近 jìn
HSK 2
near, close; approach; intimate
朱 zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname
近 jìn
HSK 2
near, close; approach; intimate
墨 mò
HSK 6
ink; writing