益友
yì yǒu
Pinyin

Definition

益友
 - 
yì yǒu
  1. helpful friend
  2. wise companion

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
公益
gōng yì
  1. 1 public good
  2. 2 public welfare
利益
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
博友
bó yǒu
  1. 1 lit. blog friend
友
yǒu
  1. 1 friend
友人
yǒu rén
  1. 1 friend
友好
Yǒu hǎo
  1. 1 Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
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
室友
shì yǒu
  1. 1 roommate
小朋友
xiǎo péng yǒu
  1. 1 child
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
损友
sǔn yǒu
  1. 1 bad friend
收益
shōu yì
  1. 1 earnings
  2. 2 profit
男友
nán yǒu
  1. 1 boyfriend
男朋友
nán péng you
  1. 1 boyfriend

Idioms (20)

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)
大有裨益
dà yǒu bì yì
  1. 1 bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful
  2. 2 of great service
  3. 3 to help greatly
  4. 4 to serve one well
徒劳无益
tú láo wú yì
  1. 1 futile endeavor (idiom)
挚友良朋
zhì yǒu liáng péng
  1. 1 intimate friend and companion (idiom)
救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn
  1. 1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
  2. 2 to add fuel to the fire
有害无益
yǒu hài wú yì
  1. 1 harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
朋友妻不可欺
péng you qī bù kě qī
  1. 1 you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn
  1. 1 wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
  2. 2 It all ends in tears.
满招损，谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì
  1. 1 (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
  2. 2 pride comes before a fall
狐朋狗友
hú péng gǒu yǒu
  1. 1 a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
益胃生津
yì wèi shēng jīn
  1. 1 to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom)
相得益彰
xiāng dé yì zhāng
  1. 1 to bring out the best in each other (idiom)
  2. 2 to complement one another well
穷当益坚
qióng dāng yì jiān
  1. 1 poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined
  2. 2 the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
精益求精
jīng yì qiú jīng
  1. 1 to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving
老当益壮
lǎo dāng yì zhuàng
  1. 1 old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years

Sample Sentences

我的天啊！真是扶不起的阿斗，好险你有我这个良师益友。你先假装喜欢别的女生，请他给你参谋参谋，这样你就知道他好哪一口了。
wǒ de tiān a ！zhēn shì fúbùqǐdeādǒu ，hǎoxiǎn nǐ yǒu wǒ zhè ge liángshīyìyǒu 。nǐ xiān jiǎzhuāng xǐhuan biéde nǚshēng ，qǐng tā gěi nǐ cānmou cānmou ，zhèyàng nǐ jiù zhīdào tā hào nǎ yī kǒu le 。
Oh my gosh, you are totally hopeless! Thank heavens you have such a good friend and teacher like me. You ought to pretend to like another girl, ask her for advice, then you'll know what she likes!
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