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朋友
péngyou
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- pinyin
- péngyou
- simplified
- 朋友
- traditional
- 朋友
1 · noun
Someone you know, like and have a friendly relationship with.
彼此认识、喜欢并保持友好联系的人。
友 is commonly neutral-toned here; a friend of mine means one of my friends.
A friend of mine wants to learn Chinese.
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我的一位朋友想学中文。
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2 · noun
Someone with whom one has a friendly personal relationship.
彼此认识并保持友好关系的人。
友 is neutral-toned in the source reading. A friend is someone in a friendly relationship, not simply any acquaintance.
Although we live far apart, we have remained good friends.
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我们虽然住得远，但一直是好朋友。
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I lent this book to a friend who likes history.
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我把这本书借给了一位喜欢历史的朋友。
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Mandarin reading: péngyou.
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friend — Someone you know, like and have a friendly relationship with.