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忘年之交

wàng nián zhī jiāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) friends with a significant age gap
Sources & editorial notes

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-62f6f7396165ec3f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

忘年之交 忘年之交 [wang4 nian2 zhi1 jiao1] /(idiom) friends with a significant age gap/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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  • 忘
    wàng

    to forget / to overlook / to neglect

  • 年
    nián

    year / CL:個|个[gè] / grain / harvest (old)

    Nián

    surname Nian

  • 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.