泛泛之交 fàn fàn zhī jiāo

nodding acquaintance; slight familiarity

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. nodding acquaintance
  2. 2. slight familiarity

Characters

Character Meaning
泛 fàn HSK 5
general; extensive; to float
泛 fàn HSK 5
general; extensive; to float
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
交 jiāo HSK 4
to pay (money); to hand over; to deliver