竹馬之交 zhú mǎ zhī jiāo

DEFINITIONS

  1. childhood friend (idiom)

CHARACTERS

竹 zhú
HSK 5
bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
交 jiāo
HSK 4
mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver