两小无猜

兩小無猜

liǎngxiǎo-wúcāi

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Meanings

1 two children with no suspicion between them
2 innocent childhood playmates
3 a boy and girl who grow up together in innocence

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

那对两小无猜的邻居后来成了夫妻。

Nà duì liǎngxiǎo-wúcāi de línjū hòulái chéng le fūqī.

Those childhood-sweetheart neighbors eventually married.

HSK 7-9

他们是青梅竹马，两小无猜。

Tāmen shì qīngméi-zhúmǎ, liǎngxiǎo-wúcāi.

They grew up together - green plums and bamboo horses, two little ones with no suspicion.

HSK 7-9

小时候两小无猜，长大了却渐行渐远。

Xiǎoshíhòu liǎngxiǎo-wúcāi, zhǎngdà le què jiànxíng-jiànyuǎn.

Innocent playmates as children, they drifted apart as they grew up.

Tips

history

From 李白's Tang-dynasty poem 长干行: 同居长干里，两小无嫌猜 - 'We lived together in Changgan, two little ones with no suspicion between us.' The poem gave Chinese its favorite shorthand for childhood sweethearts.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

小 xiǎo

无 wú

猜 cāi