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竹马之交

zhú mǎ zhī jiāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
childhood friend (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-08ceb2f029163405. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

竹馬之交 竹马之交 [zhu2 ma3 zhi1 jiao1] /childhood friend (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 竹馬之交

  • 竹
    zhú

    (bound form) bamboo / Kangxi radical 118

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 交
    jiāo

    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.