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总角之交 — “Childhood friends”

总角之交 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “childhood friends”. Friends from childhood.

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总角之交 Pronunciation and Pinyin

总角之交 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
总
zǒng9always overall chief
角
jiǎo7horn, corner, angle, role, dime
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
交
jiāo6hand over, cross, interact

Example Sentence with 总角之交

我和他是总角之交,从小一起长大,所以彼此非常了解。
He and I are childhood friends; we grew up together from a young age, so we understand each other very well.

Idioms Related to 总角之交

Synonyms of 总角之交

  • liǎng两xiǎo小wú无cāi猜innocent childhood sweethearts
  • qīng青méi梅zhú竹mǎ马childhood sweethearts

More idioms starting with 总

  • zǒng总zǒng总lín林lín林numerous and varied
  • zǒng总ér而yán言zhī之in short
  • zǒng总jiǎo角zhī之hǎo好close friends from childhood
  • zǒng总jiǎo角xiāng相jiāo交childhood friends

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What does 总角之交 mean?

总角之交 (zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “childhood friends”.

How do you pronounce 总角之交?

总角之交 is pronounced zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 总角之交?

总角:儿童发髻向上分开的结果童年。指童年时期就结交的朋友。

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