casual acquaintance; nodding acquaintance
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a person one has only met casually; nodding acquaintance
informalA colloquial term commonly used in northern Chinese dialects to describe someone you recognize and greet but do not know well enough for deep conversation.
Tā他
gēn跟
wǒ我
zhǐ只
shì是
bàn半
shóu熟
liǎn脸
r儿
，
jiàn见
miàn面
dǎ打
ge个
zhāo招
hu呼
ér而
yǐ已
。
He and I are just casual acquaintances; we only nod and say hello when we meet.
Zài在
zhè这
ge个
jù聚
huì会
shang上
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
dōu都
shì是
bàn半
shóu熟
liǎn脸
r儿
，
bù不
tài太
fāng方
biàn便
shēn深
liáo聊
。
At this gathering, many people are just nodding acquaintances, making it awkward to have deep conversations.
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Suī虽
rán然
shì是
bàn半
shóu熟
liǎn脸
r儿
，
dàn但
tā他
rè热
qíng情
de地
bāng帮
wǒ我
jiè介
shào绍
le了
gōng工
zuò作
。
Although we were only casual acquaintances, he enthusiastically helped me get a job.
Bié别
kàn看
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
wǒ我
de的
bàn半
shóu熟
liǎn脸
r儿
，
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
hái还
tǐng挺
zhàng仗
yì义
。
Don't think that just because he's only a casual acquaintance of mine, he wasn't loyal when it mattered most.