友
yǒu
Pinyin

Definition

友
 - 
yǒu
  1. friend

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]
交友
jiāo yǒu
  1. 1 to make friends
友
yǒu
  1. 1 friend
友情
yǒu qíng
  1. 1 friendly feelings
  2. 2 friendship
友谊
yǒu yì
  1. 1 companionship
  2. 2 fellowship
  3. 3 friendship
基友
jī yǒu
  1. 1 (slang) very close same-sex friend
  2. 2 gay partner
女友
nu:3 yǒu
  1. 1 girlfriend
女朋友
nu:3 péng you
  1. 1 girlfriend
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
  1. 1 child
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
男友
nán yǒu
  1. 1 boyfriend
男朋友
nán péng you
  1. 1 boyfriend
网友
wǎng yǒu
  1. 1 online friend
  2. 2 Internet user
亲朋好友
qīn péng hǎo yǒu
  1. 1 friends and family
  2. 2 kith and kin
三朋四友
sān péng sì yǒu
  1. 1 friends
  2. 2 cronies
交朋友
jiāo péng you
  1. 1 to make friends
  2. 2 (dialect) to start an affair with sb
住友
Zhù yǒu
  1. 1 Sumitomo, Japanese company
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
  1. 1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
博友
bó yǒu
  1. 1 lit. blog friend
友人
yǒu rén
  1. 1 friend

Idioms (13)

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)
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
  1. 1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
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)
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)
狐朋狗友
hú péng gǒu yǒu
  1. 1 a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu
  1. 1 good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor
访亲问友
fǎng qīn wèn yǒu
  1. 1 to visit friends and relations (idiom)
酒肉朋友
jiǔ ròu péng you
  1. 1 lit. drinking buddy (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. fair-weather friend
重色轻友
zhòng sè qīng yǒu
  1. 1 paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)
  2. 2 to value sex over friendship

Sample Sentences

我有个护士朋友说是家长想要女婿了，所以想认识认识新朋友。但是她可挑剔了，她开出来的征友条件，让人看了都傻眼。
wǒ yǒu ge hùshi péngyou shuō shì jiāzhǎng xiǎngyào nu:3xu le ，suǒyǐ xiǎng rènshi rènshi Xīn péngyou 。dànshì tā kě tiāoti le ，tā kāi chūlái de zhēngyǒu tiáojiàn ，ràng rén kàn le dōu shǎyǎn 。
I have a nurse friend who says that her parents want a son-in-law, so she wants to meet new friends. But she’s very picky, and her list of boyfriend criteria is really shocking.
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别客气！做生意不重要，做朋友才实在，对吧？
bié kèqi ！zuòshēngyi bù zhòngyào ，zuò péngyou cái shízài ，duì ba ？
It's ok! Doing business is not important as making friends. Right?
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他已经把家具都卖给了朋友。
tā yǐjīng bǎ jiājù dōu mài gěi le péngyou 。
He has already sold the furniture to his friend.
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我男朋友给我写了一首诗。
wǒ nánpéngyou gěi wǒ xiě le yī shǒu Shī 。
My boyfriend wrote a poem for me.
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我前男友常常口是心非。
wǒ qiánnányǒu chángcháng kǒushìxīnfēi 。
My ex-boyfriend would alway speak with a forked tongue.
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他心直口快，朋友不多。
tā xīnzhíkǒukuài ，péngyou bù duō 。
He is straightforward, so he doesn’t have many friends.
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但是我们的友情会天长地久。
dànshì wǒmen de yǒuqíng huì tiānchángdìjiǔ 。
But our friendship will last forever.
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Joe和朋友在酒吧谈天说地。
hé péngyou zài jiǔbā tántiānshuōdì 。
Joe and his friend chatted about everything happily at the bar.
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他整天花天酒地，和朋友谈天说地，所以我们没办法天长地久。
tā zhěngtiān huātiānjiǔdì ，hé péngyou tántiānshuōdì ，suǒyǐ wǒmen méi bànfǎ tiānchángdìjiǔ 。
He spends all day indulging in all kinds of pleasure and chatting with friends. Therefore, our relationship can't last forever.
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我的男朋友！
wǒ de nánpéngyou ！
My boyfriend!
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