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高山流水 (gāo shān liú shuǐ): A deep friendship between kindred spirits who truly understand each other. (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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高 • gāo • high; tall • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

gāo高

high; tall

山 • shān • mountain • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

shān山

mountain

流 • liú • to flow, to drift, to circulate • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

liú流

to flow, to drift, to circulate

水 • shuǐ • water • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

shuǐ水

water

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Pinyingāo shān liú shuǐ

MeaningA deep friendship between kindred spirits who truly understand each other.

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More common words that include characters from 高山流水.

Words with 高

高兴gāo xìngpleased; happy
高中gāo zhōngsenior high school
提高tí gāoraise
身高shēn gāo(a person's) height
高铁gāo tiěhigh speed rail
高于gāo yúgreater than
高价gāo jiàhigh price
高温gāo wēnhigh temperature

Words with 山

爬山pá shānto climb hills/mountains
山区shān qūmountain area
山坡shān pōhillside
山峰shān fēng(mountain) peak

Words with 流

交流jiāo liúexchange; communication
流利liú lìfluent
流行liú xíngpopular
河流hé liúriver

Words with 水

水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水平shuǐ pínglevel
汽水qì shuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink
矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral water

山脉

shān mài

mountain range

山顶shān dǐnghilltop

人山人海rén shān-rén hǎihuge crowds of people; a sea of people

山寨shān zhàiMountain stronghold / Mountain village

流传

liú chuán

spread; circulate; hand down

流感liú gǎnflu; influenza

流泪liú lèito shed tears

轮流lún liútake turns; rotation

开水

kāi shuǐ

boiling water

水分shuǐ fènmoisture content

汗水hàn shuǐsweat

泪水lèi shuǐteardrop

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Example Sentences with 高山流水

tā他

men们

liǎ俩

shì是

gāo高

shān山

liú流

shuǐ水

，

bǐ彼

cǐ此

xīn欣

shǎng赏

duì对

fāng方

de的

cái才

huá华

。

The two of them are like high mountains and flowing water—they truly appreciate each other's talents.

tā他

men们

de的

yǒu友

yì谊

kān堪

chēng称

gāo高

shān山

liú流

shuǐ水

，

lìng令

rén人

xiàn羡

mù慕

。

Their friendship can be called 'high mountains and flowing water'—it's enviable.