点头之交
diǎn​tóu​zhī​jiāo

nodding acquaintance

  • created reference approved 点头之交/點頭之交 → 泛泛之交 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    点头之交 / 點頭之交 diǎn​tóu​zhī​jiāo

    泛泛之交 fàn​fàn​zhī​jiāo

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 点头之交/點頭之交 · diǎn​tóu​zhī​jiāo · nodding acquaintance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    点头之交 / 點頭之交

    diǎn​tóu​zhī​jiāo

    nodding acquaintance

    A casual acquaintance or someone known only well enough to exchange nods of greeting.

    点头 (literal) → 点头/點頭 · diǎn​tóu · to nod 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · friendship

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense