老朋友
lǎo péng you
Pinyin

Definition

老朋友
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lǎo péng you
  1. old friend
  2. (slang) period
  3. menstruation

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]
老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
交友
jiāo yǒu
  1. 1 to make friends
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
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
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

Idioms (20)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
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)
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
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)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
挚友良朋
zhì yǒu liáng péng
  1. 1 intimate friend and companion (idiom)
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
朋友妻不可欺
péng you qī bù kě qī
  1. 1 you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)
活到老，学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
  1. 1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
无颜见江东父老
wú yán jiàn Jiāng dōng fù lǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)

Sample Sentences

昨天我见了我的老朋友。
zuótiān wǒ jiàn le wǒ de lǎopéngyou 。
Yesterday, I met my old friend.
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见到我以前的老朋友，我真的是十分惊喜。十年过去了，但他的模样却一点儿也没变。
jiàndào wǒ yǐqián de lǎopéngyou ，wǒ zhēnde shì shífēn jīngxǐ 。shí nián guòqù le ，dàn tā de múyàng què yīdiǎnr5 yě méi biàn 。
I was really surprised to see my old friend. Ten years have passed, but his appearance has not changed a bit.
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中国人觉得叫"老外"还是比较亲切的。好像是我的老朋友。
Zhōngguórén juéde jiào "lǎowài "háishì bǐjiào qīnqiè de 。hǎoxiàng shì wǒ de lǎo péngyou 。
Chinese people feel that “lǎowài” is an affectionate expression. It's like this person's my old friend.
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天哪！你自己的公司都上市啦？太了不起了！怪不得这么久都不联系我。大概是忘了我这个老朋友了。
tiān na ！nǐ zìjǐ de gōngsī dōu shàngshì la ？tài liǎobuqǐ le ！guàibude zhème jiǔ dōu bù liánxì wǒ 。dàgài shì wàng le wǒ zhège lǎopéngyou le 。
Oh my! Your own company got listed on the stock market? That’s amazing! No wonder you haven’t gotten in touch with me for so long. You have probably forgotten your old friend.
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看来他真的挺厉害！我们是老朋友。
kànlai tā zhēnde tǐng lìhai ！wǒmen shì lǎopéngyou 。
It seems he really is pretty amazing! We’re old friends.
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老朋友？我怎么没听你说过有这么一个老朋友？你们很熟吗？
lǎopéngyou ？wǒ zěnme méi tīng nǐ shuō guo yǒu zhème yī ge lǎopéngyou ？nǐmen hěn shú ma ？
Old friends? How come I haven’t heard you said you have this kind of old friend before? Are you very close?
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哪个老朋友？
nǎge lǎo péngyou ？
Which old friend?
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上星期我见到那个老朋友了。
shàng xīngqī wǒ jiàndào nàge lǎo péngyou le 。
Last week, I saw that old friend.
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老朋友
lǎo péngyou
Old friend.
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想跟她的人多了，我们是老朋友，我才把机会给你。
xiǎng to follow tā de rén duō le ，wǒmen shì lǎo péngyou ，wǒ cái bǎ jīhuì gěi nǐ 。
A lot of people want to work with her. I'm only giving you this opportunity because we're old friends.
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