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朋友 (péng you): Friend (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

朋 • péng • friend

péng朋

friend

友 • you • friend, companion

Word Info

Pinyinpéng you

Meaningfriend

Characters2

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you友

friend, companion

4.

How to Use 朋友 in Sentences

Adjective + Noun

lǎo老

péng朋

you友

neutral

old friend

hǎo好

péng朋

you友

neutral

good friend

Noun + Nounwith男

nán男

péng朋

you友

neutral

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

péng朋

you友

Verb + Objectwith交

jiāo交

péng朋

you友

neutral

5.

Example Sentences with 朋友

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

de的

péng朋

you友

HSK 1 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 朋友.

没关系méi guān xino problem
电脑diàn nǎocomputer
老师lǎo shīteacher
饭店fàn diànrestaurant
时候shí hou[duration of] time
星期xīng qīweek
打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
今天jīn tiāntoday
我们wǒ menwe; us
妈妈mā mamother
中午zhōng wǔmidday
名字míng zigiven name

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 朋友.

Words with 朋

女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild
男朋友nán péng youboyfriend

boyfriend

neutral

a friend

make friends

。

He is my friend.

wǒ我

hé和

péng朋

you友

yī一

qǐ起

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

。

I go to the park with my friend.

qǐng请

wèn问

，

nín您

shì是

wǒ我

péng朋

you友

de的

fù父

qīn亲

ma吗

？

Excuse me, are you my friend's father?

nǐ你

zhōu周

mò末

xiǎng想

hé和

péng朋

you友

men们

yì一

qǐ起

chī吃

fàn饭

ma吗

？

Do you want to have a meal with friends this weekend?

tā他

bú不

shì是

wǒ我

de的

péng朋

you友

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

shì是

tóng同

xué学

。

He is not my friend; we are just classmates.

亲朋好友

qīn péng hǎo yǒu

friends and family

谢朋xiè péngXie Peng, name of a person

交朋友jiāo péng youto make friends

老朋友lǎo péng youold friend

呼朋唤友hū péng huàn yǒuto invite friends, to have friends gather together

Words with 友

女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild
男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
友好yǒu hǎofriendly
友情yǒu qíngfriendly feelings
友谊yǒu yìcompanionship
网友wǎng yǒuonline friend
亲朋好友qīn péng hǎo yǒufriends and family