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红颜知己 (hóng yán zhī jǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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红颜知己 (hóng yán zhī jǐ): A close female friend and confidante of a man (with whom he shares mutual understanding — Meaning & Stroke Order

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红 • hóng • red • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

hóng红

red

颜 • yán • face, countenance, appearance

yán颜

face, countenance, appearance

知 • zhī • to know, to be aware of

zhī知

to know, to be aware of

己 • jǐ • self, oneself

jǐ己

self, oneself

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Pinyinhóng yán zhī jǐ

Meaninga close female friend and confidante of a man (with whom he shares mutual understanding, often implying a deep but non-romantic bond)

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 红颜知己.

Words with 红

红色hóng sèred (color)
红茶hóng cháblack tea
红绿灯hóng-lǜ dēngtraffic light; traffic signal
红包hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift
西红柿xī hóng shìtomato
分红fēn hóngshare out bonus; draw/receive dividends
朱红zhū hóngVermilion / cinnabar red
眼红yǎn hóngenvious / green-eyed

Words with 颜

颜色yán sècolour
五颜六色wǔ yán liù sèmulticolored
容颜róng yánAppearance / Looks
红颜hóng yánbeautiful woman; (lit.) rosy cheeks

Words with 知

知道zhī daoknow; realise; be aware of
知识zhī shiknowledge
通知tōng zhīnotify
知名zhī míngwell-known; famous

Words with 己

自己zì jǐself; oneself
各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàneveryone expresses their own view
知己zhī jǐbosom friend / confidant
损人利己sǔn rén lì jǐharm others for one's own benefit / selfish

颜冉

yán rǎn

Yan Hui and Ran You (two disciples of Confucius)

颜料yán liàopaint; pigment

颜面yán miànface, dignity, reputation

喜笑颜开xǐ xiào yán kāiTo be all smiles; to beam with joy; to light up with happiness.

得知

dé zhī

to find out

无知wú zhīignorant

知觉zhī juéconsciousness; perception

认知rèn zhīcognition

身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐNot under one's control / Involuntary

自己人zì jǐ rénone of us; insider

人一己百rén yī jǐ bǎiIf others succeed with one effort, one must put in a hundred times the effort to catch up. Emphasizes diligence and perseverance to overcome a disadvantage.

克己奉公kè jǐ fèng gōngTo be strict with oneself and devoted to public duties; to act with self-discipline and integrity for the common good.

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Example Sentences with 红颜知己

tā他

yǒu有

yí一

wèi位

hóng红

yán颜

zhī知

jǐ己

，

yù遇

dào到

fán烦

nǎo恼

shí时

zǒng总

yuàn愿

yì意

zhǎo找

tā她

liáo聊

liao聊

。

He has a close female confidante, and whenever he runs into troubles he is always willing to chat with her.

hěn很

duō多

rén人

bǎ把

hóng红

yán颜

zhī知

jǐ己

tā她

jì既

shì是

tā他

de的

tóng同

shì事

，

yě也

kàn看

zuò作

yì一

zhǒng种

nán难

dé得

de的

yǒu友

qíng情

。

Many people regard a close female confidante as a rare kind of friendship.

shì是

tā他

de的

hóng红

yán颜

zhī知

jǐ己

。

She is both his colleague and his close female confidante.