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白头偕老 (bái tóu xié lǎo): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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白头偕老

白头偕老 (bái tóu xié lǎo): To live to old age in conjugal bliss (a marriage blessing) (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

白 • bái • white • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

bái白

white

头 • tóu • head; top, end; first • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

tóu头

head; top, end; first

偕 • xié • together with; along with; to accompany

xié偕

together with; along with; to accompany

老 • lǎo • old; aged • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

lǎo老

old; aged

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Pinyinbái tóu xié lǎo

Meaningto live to old age in conjugal bliss (a marriage blessing)

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More common words that include characters from 白头偕老.

Words with 白

白天bái tiāndaytime
白色bái sèwhite
明白míng baito understand
白酒bái jiǔbaijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
坦白tǎn báihonest; frank; candid
白白bái báiin vain
白领bái lǐngwhite-collar
空白kòng báiblank space; gap; margin

Words with 头

头发tóu fahair
头痛tóu tòngheadache; to have a headache
抬头tái tóuto raise one's head
点头diǎn tóuto nod

Words with 偕

偕同xiétóngtogether with; along with
偕老xiélǎogrow old together (often in marital context)
偕行xiéxíngtravel together; go together
百年偕老bǎi nián xié lǎoTo live together in marital bliss until old age; a blessing for a long and happy marriage.

Words with 老

老师lǎo shīteacher
老人lǎo rénold man or woman
老家lǎo jiānative place
老年lǎo niánelderly

低头

dī tóu

to bow the head

木头mù touwood; log; timber

石头shí tourock; stone

里头lǐ touinside

老是

lǎo shi

always

老虎lǎo hǔtiger

古老gǔ lǎoancient

老公lǎo gōng(coll.) husband

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Example Sentences with 白头偕老

zhù祝

nǐ你

men们

bái白

tóu头

xié偕

lǎo老

，

yǒng永

jié结

tóng同

xīn心

。

Wishing you both grow old together and remain united forever.

zhè这

duì对

lǎo老

fū夫

fù妇

zhēn真

de的

zuò做

dào到

le

了

bái白

tóu头

xié偕

lǎo老

。

This old couple truly grew old together.