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點頭之交

简 点头之交 · 繁 點頭之交
Mandarin · pinyin diǎn tóu zhī jiāo

Meanings

  1. nodding acquaintance
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Characters in this entry

點
diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
交
jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
点
diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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3–2–1–1 · dian3 tou2 zhi1 jiao1

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noun

  1. nodding acquaintance

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