交
朋
友

To make friends in Chinese: 交朋友 (jiāo péng you)

jiāo péng you

to make friends

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to make friends
  2. 2(dialect) to start an affair with sb

Stroke order

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交
朋
友

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄆㄥˊ

péng

ㄆ/ pㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

˙ㄧㄡ

you

˙/ neutral toneㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou

Example sentences

See 交朋友 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他很喜欢和别人交朋友。

    tā hěn xǐ huan hé bié rén jiāo péng you。

    He loves making friends with others.

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Related words

交

jiāo

to hand over

朋友

péng you

friend

交流

jiāo liú

to exchange

交通

jiāo tōng

to be connected

友好

yǒu hǎo

friendly

友谊

yǒu yì

companionship

交换

jiāo huàn

to exchange

交际

jiāo jì

communication

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

网友

wǎng yǒu

online friend

交给

jiāo gěi

to give

交费

jiāo fèi

to pay a fee

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