朋友(péng you)

HSK 12 characters

friend

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 朋友 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我们只是朋友

    wǒ men zhǐ shì péng yǒu

    We're just friends.

  • 我有好多朋友

    wǒ yǒu hǎo duō péng yǒu

    I have many friends.

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