朋友péng youfriend
朋友 (péng you) means "friend," a person you know and like, as in 他是我的朋友 (he is my friend) and 我有很多朋友 (I have many friends). It is a noun and can take the measure word 个 or 位. This entry covers that one sense: friend.
What does 朋友 mean?
- 1.
friendnoun
What do the characters in 朋友 mean?
- 朋friend
- 友friend
How do you use 朋友?
See it in 他是我的朋友, 好朋友 and 跟朋友一起.
Patterns
我的 + 朋友
他是我的朋友。
Tā shì wǒ de péng you.
He is my friend.
好朋友
这是我的好朋友小王。
Zhè shì wǒ de hǎo péng you Xiǎo Wáng.
This is my good friend Xiao Wang.
跟朋友一起 + verb
我跟朋友一起去吃饭。
Wǒ gēn péng you yìqǐ qù chīfàn.
I go to eat with friends.
What are some examples of 朋友 in a sentence?
How is 朋友 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
这是谁?
Zhè shì shéi?
Who is this?
- Speaker B:
这是我的好朋友小王。
Zhè shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou Xiǎo Wáng.
This is my good friend Xiao Wang.
- Speaker A:
你好,小王!
Nǐ hǎo, Xiǎo Wáng!
Hello, Xiao Wang!
- Speaker C:
你好!
Nǐ hǎo!
Hello!
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Related words
- 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)HSK 1
- 一起yì qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)HSK 2
- 跟gēnwithHSK 2
- 女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriendHSK 1
- 男朋友nán péng youboyfriendHSK 1
- 上shàng(noun suffix) on; aboveHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.