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Information of 友

Pinyin yǒu

Radical

又

Strokes

4 strokes

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Definition

friend

友 [yǒu] [名] 【本义】: 朋友 1. 彼此有交情的人。 (Those who have mutual friendship.) 2. 有亲近和睦关系的。 (Having a close and harmonious relationship.) 3. 相好，互相亲爱。 (Loving each other and being affectionate.) 【引】 1. 《说文》：友，同志为友。 2. 《易·兑》：君子以朋友讲习。疏:“同门曰朋，同志曰友。” 3. 《周礼·大司徒》：联朋友。 4. 《论语》：与朋友交。 5. 《世说新语·方正》：太丘与友。 6. 唐·王昌龄《芙蓉楼送辛渐》：洛阳亲友如相问，一片冰心在玉壶。 7. 明·袁宏道《满井游记》：偕数友出。 8. 清·周容《芋老人传》：是芋视乃友。 9. 清·刘开《问说》：朋友之交，至于劝善规过足矣。【例】又如: 挚友 (intimate friend); 友生 (friend) 2. 职官名。王官之近臣 ([En.] professional officer) 【引】 1. 《晋书》：王置师、友、文学各一人…友者因文王、仲尼四友之名号。【例】又如: 友学 (title of an official. "友" and "文学" combined to refer to an advisor and attendant) 3. 借指兄弟 ([En.] brother) 【例】如: 友于之谊 (fraternal affection); 友于 (only caring for brothers; brotherly love; figuratively refers to brothers); 友弟 (友悌. Brothers loving one another. A humble term used by teachers to refer to their students.) 4. 同伴，经常在一块儿玩的人 ([En.] companion) 【例】如: 酒友 (drinking buddy); 赌友 (gambling friend) 5. 同一所教会、学校、班级、职业的成员 ([En.] member of guild, class, school, profession) 【例】如: 教友 (church member); 校友 (alumnus); 工友 (co-worker) 友 [yǒu] [动] 1. 互相合作 ([En.] cooperate) 【引】 1. 《释名》：友，有也，相保有也。 2. 结交，与…为友 ([En.] be friend) 【引】 1. 《三国志·先主传》：瓒深与先主相友。 2. 顾炎武《日知录》：古之高士，不臣天子，不友诸侯。【例】又如: 友其人 (be friends with that person); 友结 (to make friends); 友直 (to befriend upright people); 友仁 (to befriend the benevolent) 3. 给予帮助或支持 ([En.] help) 【引】 1. 《孟子·滕文公上》：出人相友。

友好 yǒu hǎo

friendly / amicable / close friend

队友 duì yǒu

member of same class, team, work group etc / teammate

战友 zhàn yǒu

comrade-in-arms / battle companion

网友 wǎng yǒu

online friend / Internet user

老朋友 lǎo péng you

old friend / (slang) period / menstruation

亲友 qīn yǒu

friends and relatives

好友 hǎo yǒu

close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL:個|个[ge4]

女友 nǚ yǒu

girlfriend

男朋友 nán péng you

boyfriend

盟友 méng yǒu

ally

小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu

child / CL:個|个[ge4]

女朋友 nǚ péng you

girlfriend

友人 yǒu rén

friend

男友 nán yǒu

boyfriend

友情 yǒu qíng

friendly feelings / friendship

友善 yǒu shàn

friendly

友爱 yǒu ài

friendly affection / fraternal love

亲朋好友 qīn péng hǎo yǒu

friends and family / kith and kin

交朋友 jiāo péng you

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

够朋友 gòu péng you

(coll.) to be a true friend

友协 yǒu xié

Friendship association

挚友 zhì yǒu

intimate friend / close friend

朋友 péng you

friend / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

狐朋狗友 hú péng gǒu yǒu

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

朋友家 péng yǒu jiā

friend's home

友朋 yǒu péng

Friends

猪朋狗友 zhū péng gǒu yǒu

dissolute companions / disreputable comrades

僚友 liáo yǒu

Friends

睦邻友好 mù lín yǒu hǎo

good neighbourly and friendly relations / good-neighbourliness and friendliness

诤友 zhèng yǒu

a friend capable of direct admonition