- 一见如故 yījiànrúgù to feel like old friends at first meetingto hit it off with someone immediately upon meeting for the first time; to experience instant familiarity at-home familiarity with a new acquaintance
- 依然如故 yīránrúgù to remain as before(idiom) to stay exactly as it was in the past; things have not changed at all
- 倾盖如故 qīnggàirúgù instant friendshipto become old friends from the first meeting; to hit it off immediately as if one had known the other for years