family friends; hereditary friendship
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
old family friends; families who have been friends for generations
Refers to the people or families themselves, not the relationship.
Zhū朱
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
shì世
jiāo交
。
Mr. Zhu is an old family friend of mine.
Wáng王
jiā家
gēn跟
Lǐ李
jiā家
shì是
shì世
jiāo交
。
The Wang and Li families are old family friends.
noun
friendship between families spanning two or more generations; hereditary friendship
Refers to the relationship or friendship itself.
Wǒ我
men们
liǎng两
jiā家
shì是
shì世
jiāo交
，
guān关
xi系
fēi非
cháng常
hǎo好
。
Our two families have a hereditary friendship; the relationship is very close.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shì世
jiāo交
de的
qíng情
yì谊
hěn很
nán难
dé得
。
This kind of friendship between families is quite rare.