白头偕老 meaning in English
(idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
Traditional 白頭偕老27 strokes
Meaning of 白头偕老
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báitóuxiélǎo
- (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
白头偕老 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
真的希望他们做夫妻白头偕老。
I really hope they can live happily ever after as husband and wife.
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白 bái · white · 5 strokes
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头 tóu · head · 5 strokes
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偕 xié · together · 11 strokes
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老 lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a per… · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 白头偕老.
| 明白 | míngbai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime; during the day |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
| 白色 | báisè | white; fig. reactionary |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péngyou | old friend; (slang) period |
| 老是 | lǎoshì | always |
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside; interior |
| 点头 | diǎntóu | to nod |
| 老年 | lǎonián | elderly; old age |
| 老王 | Lǎo Wáng |
Questions about 白头偕老
What does 白头偕老 mean?
白头偕老 (báitóuxiélǎo) means "(idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions".
How do you write 白头偕老?
白头偕老 is made of 4 characters: 白 (5 strokes), 头 (5 strokes), 偕 (11 strokes), 老 (6 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
How is 白头偕老 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 白头偕老 is written 白頭偕老.