Friends and relationships: advanced 人际关系：高级

她把秘密都告诉了闺蜜。

Tā bǎ mìmì dōu gàosule guīmì.

She told her best friend all of her secrets.

我和闺蜜周末一起逛街。

Wǒ hé guīmì zhōumò yìqǐ guàngjiē.

My best girlfriend and I are going shopping together this weekend.

老子说过要以德报怨。

Lǎozi shuōguo yào yǐdébàoyuàn.

Laozi said that one should return good for evil.

他被骂了，却以德报怨。

Tā bèi màle, què yǐdébàoyuàn.

He was cursed at, yet he repaid it with kindness.

他是我的患难之交。

Tā shì wǒ de huànnànzhījiāo.

He is a friend who stood by me in hard times.

谁是你真正的患难之交？

Shéi shì nǐ zhēnzhèng de huànnànzhījiāo?

Who is your true friend in times of trouble?

他身边全是酒肉朋友。

Tā shēnbiān quán shì jiǔròupéngyou.

He is surrounded by nothing but fair-weather friends.

别和那些酒肉朋友来往了。

Bié hé nèixiē jiǔròupéngyou láiwǎngle.

Stop hanging around with those fair-weather friends.

他说我是他唯一的知音。

Tā shuō wǒ shì tā wéiyī de zhīyīn.

He said I was the only one who truly understood him.

能找到知音，真不容易。

Néng zhǎodào zhīyīn, zhēn bù róngyì.

It's really not easy to find a soulmate who understands you.

夫妻俩共过患难。

Fūqī liǎ gòng guò huànnàn.

The couple went through hardships together.

患难时才看得出人的本色。

Huànnàn shí cái kàndechū rén de běnsè.

It is only in hard times that you see a person's true character.

你和新同事志同道合吗？

Nǐ hé xīn tóngshì zhìtóngdàohé ma?

Are you and your new colleague on the same wavelength?

我想找志同道合的人合作。

Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo zhìtóngdàohé de rén hézuò.

I want to find like-minded people to work with.

她对我推心置腹，什么都说。

Tā duì wǒ tuīxīnzhìfù, shénme dōu shuō.

She confides in me sincerely and tells me everything.

我跟他推心置腹，完全信得过。

Wǒ gēn tā tuīxīnzhìfù, wánquán xìndeguò.

I open up to him completely, because I trust him fully.

好朋友就该同甘共苦。

Hǎo péngyou jiù gāi tónggāngòngkǔ.

Good friends should share both the good times and the bad.

不管好坏，我们都同甘共苦。

Bùguǎn hǎohuài, wǒmen dōu tónggāngòngkǔ.

Good or bad, we go through it together.

我和新邻居一见如故。

Wǒ hé xīn línjū yíjiànrúgù.

My new neighbor and I hit it off like old friends.

朋友之间就应该肝胆相照。

Péngyou zhījiān jiù yīnggāi gāndǎnxiāngzhào.

Friends should be completely sincere with one another.

我第一次见她就觉得很投缘。

Wǒ dìyīcì jiàn tā jiù juéde hěn tóuyuán.

The first time I met her, I felt we really hit it off.

为什么孩子对家人越来越疏离？

Wèishénme háizi duì jiārén yuèláiyuè shūlí?

Why is the child becoming more and more distant from the family?

你们俩真是莫逆之交啊！

Nǐmen liǎ zhēnshi mònìzhījiāo a!

You two really are bosom buddies!

我和邻居成了莫逆之交。

Wǒ hé línjū chéng le mònìzhījiāo.

My neighbor and I have become the closest of friends.

他很少跟别人交心。

Tā hěn shǎo gēn biéren jiāoxīn.

He rarely opens up to other people.

她只跟最信任的朋友交心。

Tā zhǐ gēn zuì xìnrèn de péngyou jiāoxīn.

She only opens up to the friends she trusts most.

他们两家人情同手足。

Tāmen liǎng jiā rén qíngtóngshǒuzú.

The two families are as close as brothers.

我们在部队里情同手足。

Wǒmen zài bùduì lǐ qíngtóngshǒuzú.

In the army, we were as closely bound as brothers.

你真能为我两肋插刀吗？

Nǐ zhēn néng wèi wǒ liǎnglèichādāo ma?

Would you really go to any lengths for me?

朋友之间就该两肋插刀。

Péngyou zhījiān jiù gāi liǎnglèichādāo.

Friends should be ready to sacrifice for each other.

老人常说，远亲不如近邻。

Lǎorén cháng shuō, yuǎnqīnbùrújìnlín.

The old folks often say a close neighbor is better than a distant relative.

远亲不如近邻，有事找邻居吧。

Yuǎnqīnbùrújìnlín, yǒushì zhǎo línjū ba.

A near neighbor is better than a distant relative, so ask your neighbor if you need anything.

两位老教授是君子之交。

Liǎng wèi lǎo jiàoshòu shì jūnzǐzhījiāo.

The two old professors have a pure, gentlemanly friendship.

我和老同事保持着君子之交。

Wǒ hé lǎo tóngshì bǎochízhe jūnzǐzhījiāo.

My old colleague and I keep up a pure, undemanding friendship.

他很有同理心，总能理解朋友。

Tā hěn yǒu tónglǐxīn, zǒngnéng lǐjiě péngyou.

He is very empathetic and always understands his friends.

她缺乏同理心，说话总伤到别人。

Tā quēfá tónglǐxīn, shuōhuà zǒng shāng dào biéren.

She lacks empathy, and what she says always hurts others.

你这个人真讲义气！

Nǐ zhège rén zhēn jiǎngyìqì!

You're such a loyal friend!

讲义气的人不会丢下朋友。

Jiǎngyìqì de rén búhuì diūxià péngyou.

Someone who values loyalty won't abandon a friend.