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交情匪浅

jiāo qíng fěi qiǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be very close / to understand each other
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-44c82f324c090d16. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

交情匪淺 交情匪浅 [jiao1 qing2 fei3 qian3] /to be very close/to understand each other/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 交情匪淺

  • 交
    jiāo

    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect

  • 情
    qíng

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

  • 匪
    fěi

    bandit / (literary) not

  • 浅
    jiān

    sound of moving water

    qiǎn

    shallow / light (color)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.