青梅竹马 (qīng méi zhú mǎ) — childhood sweethearts; a boy and a girl who grew up together with innocent affection
Definition
A chengyu for a boy and girl who grew up together as childhood sweethearts, with innocent affection implied. Read as a fixed set phrase — it is not used to describe adult friends or one-sided crushes.
noun
childhood sweetheartsa boy and a girl who grew up together with innocent affection
Examples
- 青梅竹马，。Tā men liǎ shì qīng méi zhú mǎ, cóng xiǎo yì qǐ zhǎng dà.They are childhood sweethearts who grew up together.
- 青梅竹马。Zhè duì qīng méi zhú mǎ zuì zhōng zǒu jìn le hūn yīn de diàn táng.This pair of childhood sweethearts eventually got married.
- 青梅竹马。Xiǎo shuō lǐ miáo xiě le yí duàn qīng méi zhú mǎ de chún zhēn gǎn qíng.The novel describes a pure love between childhood sweethearts.
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