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累世通家 — “Families who have been close friends for generations”

累世通家 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Families who have been close friends for generations”. Intergenerational family friendship. Literally, “successive generations as family friends”.

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累世通家 Pronunciation and Pinyin

累世通家 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
累
lèi11tired, accumulate, burden
世
shì5world, generation, era
通
tōng11pass through, communicate, understand
家
jiā10family home or expert

Example Sentence with 累世通家

他们两家是累世通家,从祖辈起就往来密切,情同手足。
Their two families have been intergenerational friends, maintaining close ties and treating each other like siblings since their ancestors' time.

Idioms Related to 累世通家

More idioms starting with 累

  • lěi累luǎn卵zhī之wēi危extremely perilous situation
  • lěi累jí及wú无gū辜Implicate the innocent
  • lěi累tǔ土jù聚shā沙accumulate bit by bit
  • lěi累tǔ土zhì至shān山accumulate small things to achieve great result
  • lěi累kuài块jī积sū苏crude dwelling of piled earth and thatch
  • lěi累wū屋chóng重jià架Add unnecessary layers
  • lěi累jiào教bù不gǎi改refuse to mend one's ways despite repeated warnings
  • lěi累yuè月jīng经nián年for months and years
  • lèi累sǐ死lèi累huó活work oneself to the bone
  • lěi累dú牍lián连piān篇excessively verbose and redundant writing
  • lěi累wǎ瓦jié结shéng绳useless or meaningless words
  • lěi累lěi累rú如zhū珠strung together like pearls

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Questions about 累世通家

What does 累世通家 mean?

累世通家 (lèi shì tōng jiā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Families who have been close friends for generations”.

How do you pronounce 累世通家?

累世通家 is pronounced lèi shì tōng jiā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 累世通家 literally mean?

Literally, 累世通家 means “successive generations as family friends”. It is used to mean “Families who have been close friends for generations”.

What is the Chinese definition of 累世通家?

累:接连;通家:世交。世世代代互相交好

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