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yǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. friend

Example Sentences

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算帳愈是精確, 誼愈是堅定。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2166008)

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Words Containing 友

慕道友
mù dào yǒu

religious investigator

战友
zhàn yǒu

comrade-in-arms

友邦
yǒu bāng

friendly state

友军
yǒu jūn

friendly forces

基友
jī yǒu

(slang) very close same-sex friend

亲朋好友
qīn péng hǎo yǒu

friends and family

交友
jiāo yǒu

to make friends

盟友
méng yǒu

ally

酒肉朋友
jiǔ ròu péng you

lit. drinking buddy (idiom)

串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu

to call on friends and relations (idiom)

竹马之友
zhú mǎ zhī yǒu

see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhú mǎ zhī jiāo]

砚友
yàn yǒu

classmate

故友
gù yǒu

deceased friend

良友
liáng yǒu

good friend

校友
xiào yǒu

schoolmate

舍友
shè yǒu

dormitory roommate

住友
zhù yǒu

Sumitomo, Japanese company

燮友
xiè yǒu

gentle

马友友
mǎ yǒu yǒu

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

益友
yì yǒu

helpful friend

狐朋狗友
hú péng gǒu yǒu

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

友悌
yǒu tì

brotherly bond

晒友
shài yǒu

see 曬客|晒客[shài kè]

驴友
lǘ yǒu

backpacker

小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu

child

师友
shī yǒu

friend from whom you can seek advice

良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu

good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor

友尽
yǒu jìn

(Internet slang) end of friendship

诤友
zhèng yǒu

a friend capable of direct admonition

友谊峰
yǒu yì fēng

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

教友
jiào yǒu

church member

见色忘友
jiàn sè wàng yǒu

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

密友
mì yǒu

close friend

友邦保险
yǒu bāng bǎo xiǎn

AIA Group Limited, insurance company

网友
wǎng yǒu

online friend

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]

好友
hǎo yǒu

close friend

友好关系
yǒu hǎo guān xì

good relations

老朋友
lǎo péng you

(slang) period

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)

畏友
wèi yǒu

revered friend

亦敌亦友
yì dí yì yǒu

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

室友
shì yǒu

roommate

挚友
zhì yǒu

intimate friend

盆友
pén yǒu

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

婚友
hūn yǒu

singles seeking marriage partners

病友
bìng yǒu

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

超友谊关系
chāo yǒu yì guān xi

relationship that is more than friendship

悌友
tì yǒu

to show brotherly love for friends

队友
duì yǒu

member of same class, team, work group etc

征友
zhēng yǒu

to seek new friends through personal ads, dating apps etc

够朋友
gòu péng you

(coll.) to be a true friend

交朋友
jiāo péng you

to make friends

龟友
guī yǒu

turtle enthusiast

挚友良朋
zhì yǒu liáng péng

intimate friend and companion (idiom)

生态友好型
shēng tài yǒu hǎo xíng

eco-friendly

张学友
zhāng xué yǒu

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

访亲问友
fǎng qīn wèn yǒu

to visit friends and relations (idiom)

笔友
bǐ yǒu

pen pal

友谊赛
yǒu yì sài

friendly match

自然之友
zì rán zhī yǒu

Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO)

推友
tuī yǒu

Twitter user

化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu

to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)

牢友
láo yǒu

inmate

男朋友
nán péng you

boyfriend

友谊
yǒu yì

companionship

女朋友
nǚ péng you

girlfriend

朋友
péng you

friend

面友
miàn yǒu

to put on a friendly face

冯友兰
féng yǒu lán

Feng Youlan (1895-1990), distinguished Chinese philosopher

工友
gōng yǒu

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

朋友妻不可欺
péng you qī bù kě qī

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

发烧友
fā shāo yǒu

fan

走亲访友
zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu

to visit one's friends and relatives

女友
nǚ yǒu

girlfriend

朋友圈
péng you quān

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

求亲靠友
qiú qīn kào yǒu

to rely on the help of relatives and friends

友爱
yǒu ài

friendly affection

教友派
jiào yǒu pài

the Society of Friends

快餐交友
kuài cān jiāo yǒu

speed dating

年友
nián yǒu

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

聚友
jù yǒu

MySpace (social networking website)

三朋四友
sān péng sì yǒu

friends; cronies

戚友
qī yǒu

relatives and friends

友好
yǒu hǎo

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

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)

友好区
yǒu hǎo qū

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

会友
huì yǒu

to make friends

博友
bó yǒu

lit. blog friend

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]

球友
qiú yǒu

(ball game) enthusiast (player)

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)

G友
g yǒu

see 基友[jī yǒu]

老友
lǎo yǒu

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

亲友
qīn yǒu

friends and relatives

男友
nán yǒu

boyfriend

血友病
xuè yǒu bìng

hemophilia

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

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)

床友
chuáng yǒu

(slang) friend with benefits

糖友
táng yǒu

diabetes sufferer

猪朋狗友
zhū péng gǒu yǒu

dissolute companions

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)

谈朋友
tán péng you

to be dating sb

票友
piào yǒu

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

友情
yǒu qíng

friendly feelings

好朋友
hǎo péng you

good friend

苏联之友社
sū lián zhī yǒu shè

Soviet Union friendly society

听友
tīng yǒu

listener (of a radio program etc)

重色轻友
zhòng sè qīng yǒu

paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)

腻友
nì yǒu

intimate friend

女朋友
nǚ péng you

girlfriend

良朋益友
liáng péng yì yǒu

virtuous companions and worthy friends

炮友
pào yǒu

fuck buddy

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

友人
yǒu rén

friend

损友
sǔn yǒu

bad friend

友善
yǒu shàn

friendly

色友
sè yǒu

photography enthusiast

友谊县
yǒu yì xiàn

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

男友力
nán yǒu lì

(coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend)

教友大会
jiào yǒu dà huì

church conference