酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo

with close friends, you never drink too much

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
酒 jiǔ HSK 3
alcoholic beverage; liquor; wine (esp. rice wine)
逢 féng HSK 6
to meet by chance; to come across
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
己 jǐ HSK 3
self; oneself
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
杯 bēi HSK 1
cup; trophy cup
少 shǎo HSK 1
few; less; to lack