交朋友
jiāo péng you
Pinyin

Definition

交朋友
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jiāo péng you
  1. to make friends
  2. (dialect) to start an affair with sb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好友
hǎo yǒu
  1. 1 close friend
  2. 2 pal
  3. 3 (social networking website) friend
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
朋友
péng you
  1. 1 friend
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
交
jiāo
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to deliver
  3. 3 to pay (money)
  4. 4 to turn over
  5. 5 to make friends
  6. 6 to intersect (lines)
  7. 7 variant of 跤[jiāo]
交代
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish
交卷
jiāo juàn
  1. 1 to hand in one's examination script
交友
jiāo yǒu
  1. 1 to make friends
交往
jiāo wǎng
  1. 1 to associate (with)
  2. 2 to have contact (with)
  3. 3 to hang out (with)
  4. 4 to date
  5. 5 (interpersonal) relationship
  6. 6 association
  7. 7 contact
交换
jiāo huàn
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 to swap
  3. 3 to switch (telecom)
  4. 4 commutative (math)
  5. 5 to commute
交易
jiāo yì
  1. 1 (business) transaction
  2. 2 business deal
  3. 3 CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
交替
jiāo tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 alternately
  3. 3 in turn
交流
jiāo liú
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 exchange
  3. 3 communication
  4. 4 interaction
  5. 5 to have social contact (with sb)
交给
jiāo gěi
  1. 1 to give
  2. 2 to deliver
  3. 3 to hand over
交织
jiāo zhī
  1. 1 to interweave
交谈
jiāo tán
  1. 1 to discuss
  2. 2 to converse
  3. 3 chat
  4. 4 discussion
交警
jiāo jǐng
  1. 1 traffic police
  2. 2 abbr. for 交通警察
交通
jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
交锋
jiāo fēng
  1. 1 to cross swords
  2. 2 to have a confrontation (with sb)
交错
jiāo cuò
  1. 1 to crisscross
  2. 2 to intertwine
交际
jiāo jì
  1. 1 communication
  2. 2 social intercourse
交集
jiāo jí
  1. 1 intersection (symbol ∩) (set theory)

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
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
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
  1. 1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
  1. 1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 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
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
履舄交错
lu:3 xì jiāo cuò
  1. 1 lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
  2. 2 a lively party
心力交瘁
xīn lì jiāo cuì
  1. 1 to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
  1. 1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
  1. 1 a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
挚友良朋
zhì yǒu liáng péng
  1. 1 intimate friend and companion (idiom)
朋友妻不可欺
péng you qī bù kě qī
  1. 1 you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
涕泪交流
tì lèi jiāo liú
  1. 1 tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically
狐朋狗友
hú péng gǒu yǒu
  1. 1 a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
目不交睫
mù bù jiāo jié
  1. 1 lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to not sleep a wink

Sample Sentences

你不要跟不三不四的人交朋友。
nǐ bù yào gēn bùsānbùsì de rén jiāo péngyou 。
You don't want to be friends with someone shady.
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我都害怕这样下去孩子会性格内向，不会交朋友。
wǒ dōu hàipà zhèyàng xiàqù háizi huì xìnggé nèixiàng ，bù huì jiāo péngyou 。
I'm worried that at this rate my child will have an introverted personality and won't be able to make friends.
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我们都是帮子女来相亲的。他们工作忙，没时间交朋友。你看，这是我女儿。
wǒmen dōu shì bāng zǐnǚ lái xiāngqīn de 。tāmen gōngzuò máng ，méi shíjiān jiāo péngyou 。nǐ kàn ，zhè shì wǒ nǚ\'ér 。
We're all here to set up our sons and daughters with dates. They're busy working and have no time to meet people. Take a look. This is my daughter.
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