一面之交 yīmiànzhījiāo nodding acquaintance Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一面 yīmiàn numeral once (literary) Used to indicate meeting someone one time, as seen in the phrase 一面之交 yīmiànzhījiāo之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.交 jiāo noun friendship Friendship; social or diplomatic relations