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

他们是青梅竹马，两小无猜。

Tāmen shì qīngméizhúmǎ, liǎngxiǎowúcāi.

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

那对两小无猜的邻居后来成了夫妻。

Nà duì liǎngxiǎowúcāi de línjū hòulái chéng le fūqī.

Those childhood-sweetheart neighbors eventually married.

小时候两小无猜，长大了却渐行渐远。

Xiǎoshíhòu liǎngxiǎowúcāi, zhǎngdà lequè jiàn xíng jiàn yuǎn.

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

Tips

history

From 唐·李白《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.' Li Bai's poem gave Chinese its favorite shorthand for childhood sweethearts.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

小 xiǎo

无 wú

猜 cāi