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friend

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

peng2you5 péngyou

Alternative Pinyin

peng2you3 péngyǒu

Meaning


Primary

friend

Mnemonic


One person considers you a 朋 companion. The other, more [5] quiet one, considers you a 友 friend. You consider them both 朋友 friends. Though we sometimes use different words to describe the same thing, we can still all remain good 朋友 friends! Even if if one 友 friend is kind of [5] quiet.

Usage


那 是 我 的 朋友。

That's my friend.

你 朋友 在 哪里?

Where is your friend?

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