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相交有年 — “To have had a long-standing friendship”

相交有年 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have had a long-standing friendship”. To have been friends for many years. Literally, “To be acquainted for years; to have been friends for years”.

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相交有年 Pronunciation and Pinyin

相交有年 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
交
jiāo6hand over, cross, interact
有
yǒu6to have or to exist
年
nián6year or age

Example Sentence with 相交有年

他们相交有年,彼此之间非常信任,无话不谈。
They have been friends for many years, trust each other deeply, and can talk about anything.

Idioms Related to 相交有年

Antonyms of 相交有年

  • yí一miàn面zhī之yuán缘a brief acquaintance
  • diǎn点tóu头zhī之jiāo交a nodding acquaintance

More idioms starting with 相

  • xiāng相yǔ与yī一kǒu口collude and speak with one accord
  • xiāng相yǔ与wéi为yī一merge into one
  • xiāng相yǔ与wèi为mìng命depend on each other for survival
  • xiāng相wèi为biǎo表lǐ里interdependent as exterior and interior
  • xiāng相xí习chéng成sú俗mutual practice forms custom
  • xiāng相xí习chéng成fēng风habits form a custom
  • xiāng相hù互zūn尊zhòng重show mutual respect
  • xiāng相qīn亲xiāng相ài爱love and cherish each other deeply
  • xiāng相qīn亲xiāng相jìn近mutually affectionate and intimate
  • xiāng相fǎng仿xiāng相xiào效imitate and emulate each other
  • xiàng相tǐ体cái裁yī衣tailor to fit the situation
  • xiāng相yī依wéi为mìng命depend on each other for survival

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Questions about 相交有年

What does 相交有年 mean?

相交有年 (xiāng jiāo yǒu nián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have had a long-standing friendship”.

How do you pronounce 相交有年?

相交有年 is pronounced xiāng jiāo yǒu nián in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 相交有年 literally mean?

Literally, 相交有年 means “to be acquainted for years; to have been friends for years”. It is used to mean “to have had a long-standing friendship”.

What is the Chinese definition of 相交有年?

做朋友相交已有多年。形容交谊很深

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