Definition & Meaning

good friends despite great difference in age; friends across generations

Word usage

wàng nián jiāo

忘 年 交

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n.good friends despite great difference in age; friends across generations
- tā hé wǒ bù gù shì sú yā lì kāi shǐ wàng nián jiāo
  他和我不顾世俗压力开始忘年交。
  Despite our age difference, he and I begin dating.
- tā chéng le wǒ de wàng nián jiāo yě wèi wǒ dài lái qǐ fā
  她成了我的忘年交，也为我带来启发。
  She inspires me and becomes a good friend of mine.
- zhè wèi xué shēng hé lǎo jiào shòu chéng le wàng nián jiāo
  这位学生和老教授成了忘年交。
  The student and the elderly professor became friends despite their age difference.

Word usage

common measure word
"忘年交" is often matched with measure word "对".
- 一对忘年交
  one pair of good friends despite the great difference in age

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