视为知己 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to consider sb as close friend ; to take into one's confidence

Character by character

• 视shìto look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard
• 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 己jǐself, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly ste

Idioms sharing a character

• 一视同仁 yī shì tóng rén
• 以正视听 yǐ zhèng shì tīng
• 傲视群伦 ào shì qún lún
• 坐视不理 zuò shì bù lǐ
• 怒目而视 nù mù ér shì
• 混淆视听 hùn xiáo shì tīng
• 熟视无睹 shú shì wú dǔ
• 目不忍视 mù bù rěn shì
• 目不斜视 mù bù xié shì
• 相视而笑 xiāng shì ér xiào

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