wàng
nián
jiāo

common

Meaning of 忘年交

忘年交 means close friends despite a large age gap; intimate friends of different generations. Pronounced wàng nián jiāo.

  • close friends despite a large age gap; intimate friends of different generations

Definitions & Examples

men
liǎ
shì
wàng
nián
jiāo
 
suī
rán
xiāng
chà
shí
suì
 
què
huà
tán
 

The two of them are close friends despite the age gap; although they differ by forty years, they have endless conversations.

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
shù
jiā
nián
qīng
dǎo
yǎn
chéng
le
wàng
nián
jiāo
 

The elderly artist and the young director became close friends across the generations.

shì
wéi
wàng
nián
jiāo
 
cháng
cháng
xiàng
qǐng
jiào
rén
shēng
de
wèn
 

He regards me as a close friend despite our age difference, often asking me about questions in life.

Zhēn
zhèng
de
wàng
nián
jiāo
wǎng
wǎng
jiàn
zài
gòng
tóng
de
xìng
ài
hào
zhī
shàng
 

True cross-generational friendships are often built upon shared interests and hobbies.

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