友
谊

Companionship in Chinese: 友谊 (yǒu yì)

yǒu yì

companionship

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 友誼2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1companionship
  2. 2fellowship
  3. 3friendship

Stroke order

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友
谊

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧㄡˇ

yǒu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

友谊

Simplified

友誼

Traditional

Example sentences

See 友谊 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 友谊是魔术。

    yǒu yì shì mó shù。

    Friendship is magic.

  • 友谊与快乐不可分。

    yǒu yì yǔ kuài lè bù kě fēn。

    Friendship and happiness cannot be separated.

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Related words

朋友

péng you

friend

友好

yǒu hǎo

friendly

网友

wǎng yǒu

online friend

好友

hǎo yǒu

close friend

战友

zhàn yǒu

comrade-in-arms

盟友

méng yǒu

ally

亲友

qīn yǒu

friends and relatives

情谊

qíng yì

friendship

友情

yǒu qíng

friendly feelings

友人

yǒu rén

friend

友善

yǒu shàn

friendly

男朋友

nán péng you

boyfriend

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