朋
友

Friend in Chinese: 朋友 (péng you)

péng you

friend

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1friend

Stroke order

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朋
友

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄥˊ

péng

ㄆ/ pㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

˙ㄧㄡ

you

˙/ neutral toneㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou

Example sentences

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

  • 我是朋友。

    wǒ shì péng yǒu。

    I'm a friend.

  • 他没有朋友。

    tā méi yǒu péng yǒu。

    He doesn't have any friends.

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Related words

友好

yǒu hǎo

friendly

友谊

yǒu yì

companionship

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

友情

yǒu qíng

friendly feelings

友人

yǒu rén

friend

友善

yǒu shàn

friendly

男朋友

nán péng you

boyfriend

女朋友

nǚ péng you

girlfriend

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