酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
  2. when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down

CHARACTERS

酒 jiǔ
HSK 3
wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
逢 féng
HSK 6
come upon, happen meet; flatter
知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend
己 jǐ
HSK 3
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
杯 bēi
HSK 1
cup, glass
少 shǎo
HSK 1
few, less, inadequate