忘年之交 — “A friendship between people of greatly different ages”
忘年之交 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a friendship between people of greatly different ages”. Where the age gap is disregarded. Literally, “Friendship that forgets age”.
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忘年之交 Pronunciation and Pinyin
忘年之交 Character Breakdown
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尽管他们年龄相差甚远，却因共同的爱好和理念结下了忘年之交。
Although they were vastly different in age, they formed a friendship that transcended generations due to their shared hobbies and philosophies.
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More idioms starting with 忘
- wàng忘hū乎qí其xíng形forget oneself in triumph or delight
- wàng忘hū乎suǒ所yǐ以carried away by excitement or pride
- wàng忘qí其suǒ所yǐ以forget oneself due to excitement or pride
- wàng忘chuò啜fèi废zhěn枕forget to eat and sleep
- wàng忘qǐn寝fèi废shí食forget to eat and sleep
- wàng忘xíng形zhī之jiāo交friendship of forgotten formalities
- wàng忘xíng形zhī之qì契friendship transcending social status
- wàng忘xíng形jiāo交friendship ignoring outward appearances
- wàng忘ēn恩shī失yì义forget kindness and betray trust
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Open the tool →Questions about 忘年之交
What does 忘年之交 mean?
忘年之交 (wàng nián zhī jiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a friendship between people of greatly different ages”.
How do you pronounce 忘年之交?
忘年之交 is pronounced wàng nián zhī jiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忘年之交 literally mean?
Literally, 忘年之交 means “Friendship that forgets age”. It is used to mean “a friendship between people of greatly different ages”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忘年之交?
年辈不相当而结交为友。