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情同手足 (qíng tóng shǒu zú): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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情同手足 (qíng tóng shǒu zú): Describes a relationship as close as that of brothers or sisters (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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情 • qíng • feeling, emotion, affection

qíng情

feeling, emotion, affection

同 • tóng • same, identical, together • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

tóng同

same, identical, together

手 • shǒu • hand • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

shǒu手

hand

足 • zú • foot, leg, or sufficient • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zú足

foot, leg, or sufficient

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Pinyinqíng tóng shǒu zú

MeaningDescribes a relationship as close as that of brothers or sisters, with deep affection and mutual care.

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More common words that include characters from 情同手足.

Words with 情

事情shì qingmatter; affair; thing
热情rè qíngenthusiastic
友情yǒu qíngfriendly feelings
同情tóng qíngto sympathize with
心情xīn qíngmood
情况qíng kuànghappening
感情gǎn qíngfeeling
爱情ài qíngromantic love

Words with 同

同学tóng xuéschoolmate; classmate
不同bù tóngdifferent
同事tóng shìcolleague
同意tóng yìto agree

Words with 手

手机shǒu jīmobile phone
手表shǒu biǎowatch
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilets; washroom
歌手gē shǒusinger

Words with 足

足球zú qiúsoccer ball
踢足球tī zú qiúplay football
不足bù zúnot enough; insufficient
满足mǎn zúsatisfied; content

共同

gòng tóng

jointly

同情tóng qíngto sympathize with

同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously; concurrently

同样tóng yàngsame

二手

èr shǒu

indirectly acquired

分手fēn shǒupart company; say good-bye; separate

对手duì shǒuopponent; adversary; rival

手套shǒu tàogloves

足够

zú gòu

enough

充足chōng zúadequate; sufficient; ample

十足shí zú100 per cent; out-and-out; sheer

立足lì zúhave/keep a foothold somewhere

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Example Sentences with 情同手足

wǒ我

men们

cóng从

xiǎo小

yì一

qǐ起

zhǎng长

dà大

，

qíng情

tóng同

shǒu手

zú足

。

We grew up together and are as close as brothers.

suī虽

rán然

tā他

men们

bú不

shì是

qīn亲

xiōng兄

dì弟

，

dàn但

qíng情

tóng同

shǒu手

zú足

。

Although they are not biological brothers, they are as close as siblings.