声声中国语:远亲不如近邻 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

Explanation

“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.
Words:

多亏duōkuī:thanks to;
邻居línjū:neighbor;
关系ɡuānxi:relationship;
相信xiānɡxìn:believe.

Sentences

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

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

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

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