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患难见真情

huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

患難見真情 患难见真情 [huan4 nan4 jian4 zhen1 qing2] /true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)/you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together/you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties/

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Other forms in these source records: 患難見真情

  • 患
    huàn

    to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 见
    jiàn

    to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

    xiàn

    to appear / also written 現|现[xiàn]

  • 真
    zhēn

    really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine

  • 情
    qíng

    (bound form) feelings / emotion / sentiment / passion / (bound form) situation / condition

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.