远亲不如近邻
yuǎn qīn bùrú jìn lín
A nearby neighbor is better than a faraway cousin



远亲不如近邻
yuǎn qīn bùrú jìn lín
A nearby neighbor is better than a faraway cousin


用法说明

"远亲不如近邻"指遇到有急事的时候，远方的亲戚就不如旁边的邻居那样能及时帮忙，这是一句让人感到温暖的常用话。 
"远亲不如近邻" means that during an emergency when someone needs help, a nearby neighbor is better than a faraway cousin. It is a commonly used sentence that makes people feel part of a warm relationship.


例句

1. 甲：这次生病多亏隔壁老王的帮助。
Jiǎ：Zhè cì shēngbìng duōkuī gébì Lǎo Wáng de bāngzhù.
A: Thanks to my next-door neighbor Lao Wang, I had someone to take care of me last time I was sick.


乙：俗话说：远亲不如近邻，就是这个意思。
Yǐ：Súhuà shuō：yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín， jiù shì zhè ge yìsi.
B: As the old saying goes, a nearby neighbor is better than a faraway cousin.


2. 甲：在中国，大多数邻居之间的关系很好。
Jiǎ：Zài Zhōngguó，dàduōshù línjū zhījiān de guānxi hěn hǎo.
A: In China, most neighbors have good relationships with each other.


乙：对，因为他们相信"远亲不如近邻"。
Yǐ：Duì，yīnwè i tāmen xiāngxìn "yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín".
B: Yes, because they believe that "a nearby neighbor is better than a faraway cousin."

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• emergency [i´mə:dʒənsi]   n.事变；紧急关头   (高中英语单词)
• commonly [´kɔmənli]   ad.一般地；通常   (高中英语单词)
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