Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 友

friend

see 基友 (jīyǒu)

pen pal

blind person; visually-impaired person

friend
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi)

to make friends
to meet friends
member of the same organization

classmate
fellow student

close friend
pal
(social networking website) friend
CL:個／个 (gè)

helpful friend
wise companion

listener (of a radio program etc)

friendly

revered friend

inmate
cellmate

boyfriend

schoolmate
alumnus
alumna

friendly feelings
friendship

a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital
wardmate

online friend
Internet user

to show brotherly love for friends

see 曬客／晒客 (shàikè)

an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera)

(slang) business competitor; industry peer

close friend

girlfriend

old friend
sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)

Sumitomo, Japanese company

friendly affection
fraternal love

gentle
good-natured

friendly; amicable
close friend

member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year

photography enthusiast

to put on a friendly face

friendly forces
allies

singles seeking marriage partners
in-laws and friends

bad friend

(Internet slang) end of friendship
friendship over!

to seek new friends through personal ads, dating apps etc

a friend capable of direct admonition

friends and relatives

fuck buddy
friend with benefits

to make friends

relatives and friends

companionship
fellowship
friendship

(slang) friend with benefits
casual sex partner

old friend
deceased friend

lit. blog friend

turtle enthusiast

friend from whom you can seek advice

brotherly bond

friendly state
ally

old friend

teammate; fellow team member

dormitory roommate

(slang) very close same-sex friend
gay partner

intimate friend
close friend

(Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友 (péngyǒu))

good friend
companion

comrade-in-arms
battle companion

diabetes sufferer

our peasant friends (political term used in the early years of the Old Democratic Revolution, 1840-1919)
(Tw) (coll.) farmer

friend

church member

backpacker
travel buddy

ally

intimate friend

Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Twitter user

(ball game) enthusiast (player)
golf buddy (or tennis buddy etc)

MySpace (social networking website)

roommate

odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office
(old) worker
fellow worker

good friend
(slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)

old friend
(slang) period
menstruation

Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

Youyi county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang

(coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend)
degree to which one is "boyfriend material"

Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat 微信 ( Wēixìn))

hemophilia

to make friends
(dialect) to start an affair with sb

Yo-Yo Ma (1955-), French-Chinese-American cellist

the Society of Friends
the Quakers

ex-girlfriend

religious investigator

boyfriend

(slang) incompetent teammate, coworker etc

Feng Youlan (1895-1990), distinguished Chinese philosopher

Zhāng Xuéyǒu

Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star

Friendship Peak or Khüiten Peak (4,356 m), the highest peak of the Altai mountains

ex-boyfriend

fan
zealot

girlfriend

child
CL:個／个 (gè)

an amateur actor (e.g. in Chinese opera)

(coll.) to be a true friend

friendly match; friendly competition

to be dating sb

jiǔròupéngyou

lit. drinking buddy (idiom)
fig. fair-weather friend

fǎngqīnwènyǒu

to visit friends and relations (idiom)

kuàicānjiāoyǒu

speed dating

zhòngsèqīngyǒu

paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)
to value sex over friendship

zhūpénggǒuyǒu

dissolute companions
disreputable comrades

liángshīyìyǒu

good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor

jiàoyǒudàhuì

church conference

jiànsèwàngyǒu

to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love

zhúmǎzhīyǒu

see 竹馬之交／竹马之交 (zhúmǎzhījiāo)

liángpéngyìyǒu

virtuous companions and worthy friends

húpénggǒuyǒu

a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels

Zìránzhī Yǒu

Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO)

qīnpénghǎoyǒu

friends and family
kith and kin

Yǒubāng Bǎoxiǎn

AIA Group Limited, insurance company

(idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry

yǒuhǎoguānxì

good relations

zǒuqīnfǎngyǒu

to visit one's friends and relatives

Yǒuyìwànsuì

see 友誼地久天長／友谊地久天长 ( Yǒuyìdìjiǔtiāncháng)

Yǒuyì Shāngdiàn

Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts

zhìyǒuliángpéng

intimate friend and companion (idiom)

sānpéngsìyǒu

friends; cronies

chuànqīnfǎngyǒu

to call on friends and relations (idiom)

qiúqīnkàoyǒu

to rely on the help of relatives and friends

huàdíwéiyǒu

to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)

shēngtàiyǒuhǎoxíng

生态友好型

[生態友好型]

eco-friendly

Sūliánzhīyǒushè

苏联之友社

[蘇聯之友社]

Soviet Union friendly society

chāoyǒuyìguānxi

超友谊关系

[超友誼關係]

relationship that is more than friendship

Yǒuyìdìjiǔtiāncháng

友谊地久天长

[友誼地久天長]

Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特·伯恩斯／罗伯特·伯恩斯 ( Luóbótè· Bó'ēnsī), sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell
also rendered 友誼萬歲／友谊万岁 ( Yǒuyìwànsuì) or 友誼天長地久／友谊天长地久 ( Yǒuyìtiānchángdìjiǔ)

péngyouqībùkěqī

朋友妻不可欺

[朋友妻不可欺]

you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom)

Yǒuyìtiānchángdìjiǔ

友谊天长地久

[友誼天長地久]

see 友誼地久天長／友谊地久天长 ( Yǒuyìdìjiǔtiāncháng)

duōgèpéngyǒuduōtiáolù

多个朋友多条路

[多個朋友多條路]

the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)

Zhōngguó Rénmín Duìwài Yǒuhǎo Xiéhuì

中国人民对外友好协会

[中國人民對外友好協會]

Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)

zàijiākàofùmǔ,chūménkàopéngyou

在家靠父母，出门靠朋友

[在家靠父母，出門靠朋友]

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

zàijiākàofùmǔ,chūwàikàopéngyou

在家靠父母，出外靠朋友

[在家靠父母，出外靠朋友]

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

bùpàshényīyàngdeduìshǒu,jiùpàzhūyīyàngdeduìyǒu

不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友

[不怕神一樣的對手，就怕豬一樣的隊友]

(idiom) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent