yǒu

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  1. 1. friend

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Words Containing 友

交朋友
jiāo péng you

to make friends

友人
yǒu rén

friend

友善
yǒu shàn

friendly

友好
yǒu hǎo

Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

友情
yǒu qíng

friendly feelings

友谊
yǒu yì

companionship

女朋友
nǚ péng you

girlfriend

好友
hǎo yǒu

close friend

小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu

child

战友
zhàn yǒu

comrade-in-arms

朋友
péng you

friend

男朋友
nán péng you

boyfriend

盟友
méng yǒu

ally

网友
wǎng yǒu

online friend

老朋友
lǎo péng you

(slang) period

亲友
qīn yǒu

friends and relatives

亲朋好友
qīn péng hǎo yǒu

friends and family

G友
g yǒu

see 基友[jī yǒu]

三朋四友
sān péng sì yǒu

friends; cronies

不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu

a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)

中国人民对外友好协会
zhōng guó rén mín duì wài yǒu hǎo xié huì

Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)

串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu

to call on friends and relations (idiom)

交友
jiāo yǒu

to make friends

亦敌亦友
yì dí yì yǒu

(idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry

住友
zhù yǒu

Sumitomo, Japanese company

化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu

to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)

博友
bó yǒu

lit. blog friend

友好区
yǒu hǎo qū

Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang

友好关系
yǒu hǎo guān xì

good relations

友悌
yǒu tì

brotherly bond

友爱
yǒu ài

friendly affection

友尽
yǒu jìn

(Internet slang) end of friendship

友谊商店
yǒu yì shāng diàn

Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts

友谊地久天长
yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng

Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·伯恩斯|罗伯特·伯恩斯[luó bó tè · bó ēn sī], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell

友谊天长地久
yǒu yì tiān cháng dì jiǔ

see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]

友谊峰
yǒu yì fēng

Friendship Peak or Khüiten Peak (4,356 m), the highest peak of the Altai mountains

友谊县
yǒu yì xiàn

Youyi county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang

友谊万岁
yǒu yì wàn suì

see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]

友谊赛
yǒu yì sài

friendly match

友军
yǒu jūn

friendly forces

友邦
yǒu bāng

friendly state

友邦保险
yǒu bāng bǎo xiǎn

AIA Group Limited, insurance company

在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

基友
jī yǒu

(slang) very close same-sex friend

多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù

the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)

够朋友
gòu péng you

(coll.) to be a true friend

女友
nǚ yǒu

girlfriend

女朋友
nǚ péng you

girlfriend

好朋友
hǎo péng you

good friend

婚友
hūn yǒu

singles seeking marriage partners

室友
shì yǒu

roommate

密友
mì yǒu

close friend

工友
gōng yǒu

odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office

师友
shī yǒu

friend from whom you can seek advice

年友
nián yǒu

member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year

床友
chuáng yǒu

(slang) friend with benefits

张学友
zhāng xué yǒu

Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star

征友
zhēng yǒu

to seek new friends through personal ads, dating apps etc

快餐交友
kuài cān jiāo yǒu

speed dating

悌友
tì yǒu

to show brotherly love for friends

慕道友
mù dào yǒu

religious investigator

戚友
qī yǒu

relatives and friends

推友
tuī yǒu

Twitter user

损友
sǔn yǒu

bad friend

挚友
zhì yǒu

intimate friend

挚友良朋
zhì yǒu liáng péng

intimate friend and companion (idiom)

故友
gù yǒu

deceased friend

教友
jiào yǒu

church member

教友大会
jiào yǒu dà huì

church conference

教友派
jiào yǒu pài

the Society of Friends

晒友
shài yǒu

see 曬客|晒客[shài kè]

会友
huì yǒu

to make friends

朋友圈
péng you quān

Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat 微信[wēi xìn])

朋友妻不可欺
péng you qī bù kě qī

you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)

校友
xiào yǒu

schoolmate

求亲靠友
qiú qīn kào yǒu

to rely on the help of relatives and friends

炮友
pào yǒu

fuck buddy

燮友
xiè yǒu

gentle

牢友
láo yǒu

inmate

狐朋狗友
hú péng gǒu yǒu

a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels

球友
qiú yǒu

(ball game) enthusiast (player)

生态友好型
shēng tài yǒu hǎo xíng

eco-friendly

男友
nán yǒu

boyfriend

男友力
nán yǒu lì

(coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend)

畏友
wèi yǒu

revered friend

病友
bìng yǒu

a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital

发烧友
fā shāo yǒu

fan

盆友
pén yǒu

(Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友[péng yǒu])

益友
yì yǒu

helpful friend

砚友
yàn yǒu

classmate

票友
piào yǒu

an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera)

竹马之友
zhú mǎ zhī yǒu

see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhú mǎ zhī jiāo]

笔友
bǐ yǒu

pen pal

糖友
táng yǒu

diabetes sufferer

老友
lǎo yǒu

sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)

聚友
jù yǒu

MySpace (social networking website)

听友
tīng yǒu

listener (of a radio program etc)

腻友
nì yǒu

intimate friend

自然之友
zì rán zhī yǒu

Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO)

舍友
shè yǒu

dormitory roommate

良友
liáng yǒu

good friend

良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu

good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor

良朋益友
liáng péng yì yǒu

virtuous companions and worthy friends

色友
sè yǒu

photography enthusiast

苏联之友社
sū lián zhī yǒu shè

Soviet Union friendly society

血友病
xuè yǒu bìng

hemophilia

见色忘友
jiàn sè wàng yǒu

to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love

访亲问友
fǎng qīn wèn yǒu

to visit friends and relations (idiom)

谈朋友
tán péng you

to be dating sb

诤友
zhèng yǒu

a friend capable of direct admonition

猪朋狗友
zhū péng gǒu yǒu

dissolute companions

走亲访友
zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu

to visit one's friends and relatives

超友谊关系
chāo yǒu yì guān xi

relationship that is more than friendship

酒肉朋友
jiǔ ròu péng you

lit. drinking buddy (idiom)

重色轻友
zhòng sè qīng yǒu

paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)

队友
duì yǒu

member of same class, team, work group etc

面友
miàn yǒu

to put on a friendly face

马友友
mǎ yǒu yǒu

Yo-Yo Ma (1955-), French-Chinese-American cellist

冯友兰
féng yǒu lán

Feng Youlan (1895-1990), distinguished Chinese philosopher

驴友
lǘ yǒu

backpacker

龟友
guī yǒu

turtle enthusiast