(péng yǒu) - friend in Mandarin
péngyǒuTraditional: 朋友
Translation
friend
Word origin
朋友 (péng yǒu) pairs two near-synonyms. 朋 (péng) once depicted two strings of cowrie shells of equal value and so meant a peer or companion, while 友 (yǒu) shows two right hands side by side, an image of friendship and cooperation. Together they mean 'friend'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 朋 (péng, companion) + 友 (yǒu, friend)
Stroke order
朋
友
Examples
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He is my best friend.
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I went out with friends.
？
Do you have any Chinese friends?
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I have many good friends.
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At the weekend I climb mountains with friends.
朋友 (péng yǒu) means friend. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
Used in
Stories
(18)朋友找我
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大伟的工作
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迷路
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新的医生
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新邻居
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最后的车
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今年去哪里
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卖东西的地方
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新工作的第一天
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等了三年
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李明的旅行
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那件事
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想起那个约定
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Grammar articles
(6)Mandarin Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
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Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以, 如果…就 and the Paired Structures That Join Clauses
Mandarin Existential and Presentative Sentences: 有, 出现, 发生 and Why New Things Go After the Verb
Mandarin Possession with 的 (de): My, Your, His, and When Mandarin Drops the Particle
Mandarin Relative Clauses with 的 (de): How the Modifier Goes Before the Noun
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