故知
gù
zhī

Definitions

  1. 1. a close friend over many years

Components

  • 故 gù – happening
  • 知 zhī – to know

Related Words

  • 温故知新 wēn gù zhī xīn – to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
  • 他乡遇故知 tā xiāng yù gù zhī – meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)