泛泛之交 fànfànzhījiāo nodding acquaintance Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 泛 fàn reduplication superficial superficial; vague; lacking depth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