Old friend in Chinese: 老朋友 (lǎo péng you)

lǎo péng you

old friend

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Definitions

  1. 1old friend
  2. 2(slang) period
  3. 3menstruation

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Zhuyin

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ㄌㄠˇ

lǎo

/ l/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄆㄥˊ

péng

/ p/ engˊ/ second tone

˙ㄧㄡ

you

˙/ neutral tone/ i/ ou

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  • 他是我多年的老朋友。

    tā shì wǒ duō nián de lǎo péng you。

    He is my old friend of many years.

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