白头偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo

grow old together as a married couple

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2. until death do us part

Characters

Character Meaning
白 bái HSK 2
white; bright; pure
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end
偕 xié
in company with
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)