生死之交 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

几个生死之交

2

多年的生死之交

3

是生死之交

4

结为生死之交

Definition

生死之交

Literally means:

sworn friends

Actually means:

It refers to friends that are ready to die for each other. It mostly means that one is ready to die for his friends, or that one may live on with the help of his friends. It also refers to friendship forged during hardship or dangers.

可同生死的朋友或可同生死的情谊。多指可以为帮助朋友而死去，或可以依靠朋友的帮助而活下来。也常指在共患难同生死之中结下的友情定语主语。

Example

Used as object, attributive or subject. (作宾语、定语、主语)

1

Chángqīyǐlái

长期以来

tāmen

他们

yīzhí

一直

zài

在

tóngyī

同一

gè

个

bùduì

部队

lǐ

里

dāngbīng

当兵

,

jiē

结

xià

下

le

了

shēngsǐzhījiāo

生死之交

,

liǎng

两

rén

人

de

的

gǎnqíng

感情

rútóng

如同

qīnxiōngdì

亲兄弟

。

For a long time they have been in the same army, the knot of life and death, the relationship between the two people like brothers.

2

Shénme

什么

shì

是

shēngsǐzhījiāo

生死之交

?

Yī

一

gè

个

rén

人

bùgù

不顾

wēixiǎn

危险

pǎo

跑

qù

去

qiǎngjiù

抢救

shòushāng

受伤

de

的

zhànyǒu

战友

,

zhèzhǒng

这种

xíngwéi

行为

jiùshì

就是

duì

对

shēngsǐzhījiāo

生死之交

de

的

zuì

最

hǎo

好

de

的

jiěshì

解释

。

What is the turn of life and death? A person in spite of the danger to run to rescue the injured comrades, this kind of behavior is the best explanation for the turn of life and death.

3

Shēngsǐzhījiāo

生死之交

hěn

很

nándé

难得

,

rén

人

de

的

yīshēng

一生

zhōng

中

,

rúguǒ

如果

néng

能

yǒu

有

yīliǎng

一两

gè

个

shēngsǐzhījiāo

生死之交

,

shì

是

duōme

多么

xìngfú

幸福

de

的

shìqing

事情

ā

啊

!

The turn of life and death is very difficult to get, a person's life, if you can have one or two life and death, how happy things ah!