好
友

Close friend in Chinese: 好友 (hǎo yǒu)

hǎo yǒu

close friend

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1close friend
  2. 2pal
  3. 3(social networking website) friend

Stroke order

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好
友

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄠˇ

hǎo

ㄏ/ hㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄧㄡˇ

yǒu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他是我最好的好友。

    tā shì wǒ zuì hǎo de hǎo yǒu。

    He is my very best friend.

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Related words

好

hǎo

good

朋友

péng you

friend

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

爱好

ài hào

to like

好处

hǎo chǔ

easy to get along with

好像

hǎo xiàng

as if

友好

yǒu hǎo

friendly

友谊

yǒu yì

companionship

正好

zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

只好

zhǐ hǎo

to have no other option but to ...

最好

zuì hǎo

best

好奇

hào qí

inquisitive

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