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友
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Definitions
- 1. friend
Example Sentences
1 shown算帳愈是精確, 友 誼愈是堅定。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 友
religious investigator
comrade-in-arms
friendly state
friendly forces
(slang) very close same-sex friend
friends and family
to make friends
ally
lit. drinking buddy (idiom)
to call on friends and relations (idiom)
see 竹馬之交|竹马之交[zhú mǎ zhī jiāo]
classmate
deceased friend
good friend
schoolmate
dormitory roommate
Sumitomo, Japanese company
gentle
Yo-Yo Ma (1955-), French-Chinese-American cellist
helpful friend
a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
brotherly bond
see 曬客|晒客[shài kè]
backpacker
child
friend from whom you can seek advice
good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor
(Internet slang) end of friendship
a friend capable of direct admonition
Friendship Peak or Khüiten Peak (4,356 m), the highest peak of the Altai mountains
church member
to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love
close friend
AIA Group Limited, insurance company
online friend
see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]
close friend
good relations
(slang) period
a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
revered friend
(idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry
roommate
intimate friend
(Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友[péng yǒu])
singles seeking marriage partners
a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital
relationship that is more than friendship
to show brotherly love for friends
member of same class, team, work group etc
to seek new friends through personal ads, dating apps etc
(coll.) to be a true friend
to make friends
turtle enthusiast
intimate friend and companion (idiom)
eco-friendly
Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
to visit friends and relations (idiom)
pen pal
friendly match
Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO)
Twitter user
to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
inmate
boyfriend
companionship
girlfriend
friend
to put on a friendly face
Feng Youlan (1895-1990), distinguished Chinese philosopher
odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office
you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
fan
to visit one's friends and relatives
girlfriend
Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat 微信[wēi xìn])
to rely on the help of relatives and friends
friendly affection
the Society of Friends
speed dating
member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year
MySpace (social networking website)
friends; cronies
relatives and friends
Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
to make friends
lit. blog friend
see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]
(ball game) enthusiast (player)
the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
see 基友[jī yǒu]
sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
friends and relatives
boyfriend
hemophilia
Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)
(slang) friend with benefits
diabetes sufferer
dissolute companions
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
to be dating sb
an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera)
friendly feelings
good friend
Soviet Union friendly society
listener (of a radio program etc)
paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)
intimate friend
girlfriend
virtuous companions and worthy friends
fuck buddy
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
friend
bad friend
friendly
photography enthusiast
Youyi county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
(coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend)
church conference