Making Chinese characters easy to write.

Sister Sites

Five Elements Test

About•Privacy Policy•Terms of Service

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

© 2026 Hanzi Stroke. All rights reserved.

Made with♥for Chinese learners.

交朋友 (jiāo péng you): Meaning, Examples & Usage

By CharacterBrowse all characters A-Z

By PinyinSearch by pronunciation

By RadicalFind by radical component

By ComponentsLearn meaning and sound clues

HSK ListsAll HSK versions overview

HSK 2.0 — Current Exam

Learn & Practice

Worksheet GeneratorCreate practice sheets for free

Learning Essentials

Home
交朋友

交朋友 (jiāo péng you): To make friends (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

1.

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 交朋友.

Stroke order animation for 交朋友

494 learners have practiced this word

Practice writing 交朋友 (jiāo péng you) with a free printable worksheet

Download WorksheetDownload

HSK 3.0 — New Syllabus

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7-9

Worksheet LibraryHSK, Top 100 & themed PDFs

HSK Level CheckerCheck HSK level of any text

Pinyin ConverterConvert Chinese to Pinyin

Dictation PracticeListen and write HSK characters

HSK FlashcardsSRS review for HSK vocabulary

My Learning

Learning DashboardTrack your writing progress

My VocabularyReview saved words and lists

Fun & Culture

Name GeneratorCreate your Chinese name

8 Basic Strokes GuideHot

Foundation of all characters

Pinyin Tones Guide

4 tones with audio examples

Chinese Handwriting Guide

Daily practice routine

HSK 3.0 Complete GuideNew

New exam format explained

HSK 1 Common Mistakes

Avoid beginner errors

Topics & Culture

Chinese Numbers 1-1000

Count like a native

Time & Dates Guide

Tell time in Chinese

Family Members Guide

30+ family terms

2026 Fire Horse YearHot

Zodiac meaning & luck

Top 100 Characters

Most frequent, free PDF

View All Blog Posts

2.

Character Breakdown

交朋友 consists of 3 characters.

exchange to hand over; to accociate with

friend, companion

Word Info

Pinyinjiāo péng you

Meaningto make friends

Characters3

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0—

Syntaxverb

Word交朋友

Zodiac CalculatorFind your zodiac animal

3.

Example Sentences with 交朋友

tā他

hěn很

wài外

xiàng向

，

xǐ喜

huān欢

jiāo交

péng朋

yǒu友

。

He is very outgoing and likes to make friends.

tā他

xìng性

gé格

bǐ比

jiào较

bì闭

sè塞

，

bù不

tài太

jiāo交

péng朋

yǒu友

shí时

，

rén人

pǐn品

bǐ比

wài外

xǐ喜

huān欢

jiāo交

péng朋

yǒu友

。

He has a somewhat introverted personality and doesn't like making friends much.

mào

貌

gèng更

zhòng重

yào要

。

When making friends, character is more important than appearance.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 交朋友.

Words with 交

公交车gōng jiāo chēHSK 2
交流jiāo liúHSK 4
交警jiāo jǐngHSK 4
交通jiāo tōngHSK 4
交往jiāo wǎngHSK 5
交换jiāo huànHSK 5
交际jiāo jìHSK 5
外交wài jiāoHSK 5

Words with 朋

朋友péng youHSK 1
女朋友nǚ péng youHSK 1
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuHSK 1
男朋友nán péng youHSK 1
亲朋好友qīn péng hǎo yǒuHSK 5
老朋友lǎo péng you

Words with 友

朋友péng youHSK 1
女朋友nǚ péng youHSK 1
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuHSK 1
男朋友nán péng youHSK 1
友好yǒu hǎoHSK 4
友情yǒu qíngHSK 4
友谊yǒu yìHSK 4

网友

wǎng yǒu

HSK 4