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情谊

qíngyì

friendship; affection; bond

Two old friends raise teacups toward each other across a round table.
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Characters in this word

情 qíng

Strokes
11
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 青 blue, green
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 情

谊 yì

Strokes
10
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 宜 fitting, proper, right
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 谊

Example phrases

  • 两国人民在救灾合作中建立了深厚情谊,不会因一时摩擦而消失。 Liǎng guó rénmín zài jiùzāi hézuò zhōng jiànlì le shēnhòu qíngyì, bù huì yīn yìshí mócā ér xiāoshī. The peoples of the two countries built a deep bond through disaster-relief cooperation, and it will not disappear because of temporary friction.
  • 同窗四年的情谊,毕业多年后依然难以忘怀。 Tóngchuāng sì nián de qíngyì, bìyè duō nián hòu yīrán nányǐ wànghuái. The friendship formed over four years of study together is still hard to forget long after graduation.
  • 朋友之间贵在真诚,几十年的情谊经得起考验。 Péngyou zhījiān guì zài zhēnchéng, jǐ shí nián de qíngyì jīng de qǐ kǎoyàn. Between friends sincerity matters most; a friendship of decades can stand the test of time.

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