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一面之交 — “An acquaintance whom one has met only once”

一面之交 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an acquaintance whom one has met only once”. A slight acquaintance.

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一面之交 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 面miàn
  • 之zhī
  • 交jiāo

一面之交 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
面
miàn9face, surface, side, flour, noodles
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
交
jiāo6hand over, cross, interact

Example Sentence with 一面之交

我们只是有过一面之交,对彼此了解不深。
We've only had a brief acquaintance, so we don't know each other well.

Idioms Related to 一面之交

Synonyms of 一面之交

  • píng萍shuǐ水xiāng相féng逢meet by chance

Antonyms of 一面之交

  • yī一jiàn见zhōng钟qíng情love at first sight
  • mò莫nì逆zhī之jiāo交profound friendship with no opposition

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

Questions about 一面之交

What does 一面之交 mean?
一面之交 (yī miàn zhī jiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an acquaintance whom one has met only once”.
How do you pronounce 一面之交?
一面之交 is pronounced yī miàn zhī jiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 一面之交?
只见过一面的交情。比喻交情很浅。
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