竹
马
之
交
z
h
ú
m
ǎ
z
h
ī
j
i
ā
o
Definitions
1. childhood friend (idiom)
Components
竹马
zhú mǎ
–
bamboo stick used as a toy horse
之
zhī
–
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
交
jiāo
–
to hand over