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朋友péng youfriend

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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. 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?

  1. 他是我的朋友。

    Tā shì wǒ de péngyou.

    He is my friend.

  2. 我有很多朋友。

    Wǒ yǒu hěn duō péngyou.

    I have many friends.

  3. 这是我的好朋友小王。

    Zhè shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou Xiǎo Wáng.

    This is my good friend Xiao Wang.

  4. 我跟朋友一起去吃饭。

    Wǒ gēn péngyou yìqǐ qù chīfàn.

    I go to eat with friends.

How is 朋友 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这是谁?

    Zhè shì shéi?

    Who is this?

  2. 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.

  3. Speaker A:

    你好,小王!

    Nǐ hǎo, Xiǎo Wáng!

    Hello, Xiao Wang!

  4. Speaker C:

    你好!

    Nǐ hǎo!

    Hello!

Can you use 朋友 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他是我的___。 (He is my friend.)
  2. 2.What does 我有很多朋友。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word fits: 这是我的好___小王。 (This is my good friend Xiao Wang.)

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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.