頷首之交 hàn shǒu zhī jiāo

DEFINITIONS

  1. nodding acquaintance

CHARACTERS

頷 hàn chin, jowl; give nod
首 shǒu
HSK 4
head; first; leader, chief; a poem
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