至友 (zhì yǒu) — closest friend; intimate friend

Definition

Examples

• 他是我大学时代的至友，至今仍保持联系。
  Tā shì wǒ dà xué shí dài de zhì yǒu, zhì jīn réng bǎo chí lián xì.
  He is my closest friend from college, and we still keep in touch.
• 人生得一至友足矣，不必多求。
  Rén shēng dé yí zhì yǒu zú yǐ, bú bì duō qiú.
  Having one intimate friend in life is enough; there's no need to seek more.
• 她在我最困难的时候伸出援手，堪称至友。
  Tā zài wǒ zuì kùn nan de shí hou shēn chū yuán shǒu, kān chēng zhì yǒu.
  She lent me a hand when I was in the hardest time, truly a closest friend.