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患难见真情
患难见真情
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患难见真情

患难见真情 — “A friend in need is a friend indeed”

患难见真情 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a friend in need is a friend indeed”. Literally, “Adversity reveals true friendship”.

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患难见真情 Pronunciation and Pinyin

患难见真情 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
患
huàn11suffer from illness or disaster
难
nàn10difficult, troublesome, or bad
见
jiàn4to see or meet
真
zhēn10true, real, genuine
情
qíng11emotions, feelings, love

Example Sentence with 患难见真情

在我最困难的时候,是老王伸出了援手,让我真切体会到患难见真情
When I was in my most difficult time, it was Old Wang who offered help, which made me truly understand that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Idioms Related to 患难见真情

Synonyms of 患难见真情

  • huàn患nàn难jiàn见zhī知jǐ己True friends are revealed in adversity

More idioms starting with 患

  • huàn患dé得huàn患shī失worry about personal gains and losses
  • huàn患zhì至hū呼tiān天Cry out to heaven when disaster strikes
  • huàn患nàn难yǔ与gòng共share hardships and difficulties together
  • huàn患nàn难zhī之jiāo交friends in adversity
  • huàn患nàn难fū夫qī妻a couple through thick and thin
  • huàn患nàn难xiāng相gòng共share hardships and difficulties
  • huàn患nàn难xiāng相xù恤Mutually assist in adversity
  • huàn患nàn难xiāng相fú扶help each other in adversity
  • huàn患nàn难xiāng相sǐ死loyal unto death in adversity

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What does 患难见真情 mean?

患难见真情 (huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a friend in need is a friend indeed”.

How do you pronounce 患难见真情?

患难见真情 is pronounced huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 患难见真情 literally mean?

Literally, 患难见真情 means “Adversity reveals true friendship”. It is used to mean “a friend in need is a friend indeed”.

What is the Chinese definition of 患难见真情?

只有经过共同的患难才能看出自己的知心朋友

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