old friend; former acquaintance
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
old friend; former acquaintance; old acquaintance
literaryA literary and somewhat formal term used to refer to a friend from the past or someone one has known for a long time.
Duō多
nián年
wèi未
jiàn见
，
tā他
jìng竟
hái还
rèn认
de得
wǒ我
zhè这
gè个
jiù旧
zhī知
。
After many years of not seeing each other, he actually still recognized me, his old friend.
Jiù旧
zhī知
chóng重
féng逢
，
liǎng两
rén人
bǎ把
jiǔ酒
yán言
huān欢
，
zhí直
zhì至
shēn深
yè夜
。
When the old friends met again, the two of them drank wine and chatted happily until late at night.
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Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
fù父
qīn亲
de的
jiù旧
zhī知
，
cóng从
xiǎo小
kàn看
zhe着
wǒ我
zhǎng长
dà大
。
He is an old friend of my father's who has watched me grow up since I was little.