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友 yǒu

friend, companion; fraternity

Strokes
4
Level
HSK 1
Radical
又
Type
Ideograph
Made of 又 ⿸?又

Memory hint: Two hands 又 joined, representing friendship; 又 also provides the pronunciation

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Example sentences with 友

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  1. 我们是好朋友。
    Wǒmen shì hǎo péngyou.
    We are good friends.
    we is good friend
  2. 他对你友好吗?
    Tā duì nǐ yǒuhǎo ma?
    Is he friendly to you?
    he to you friendly (question)
  3. 我们对人友好一点儿吧。
    Wǒmen duì rén yǒuhǎo yìdiǎnr ba.
    Let's be a bit friendlier to people.
    we to person friendly a-bit (suggestion)
  4. 他们的关系不太友好。
    Tāmen de guānxi bú tài yǒuhǎo.
    Their relationship isn't very friendly.
    they (particle) relation not too friendly
  5. 上学的时候,我们是很好的朋友。
    Shàngxué de shíhou, wǒmen shì hěn hǎo de péngyou.
    When we were in school, we were very good friends.
    attend-school (particle) time, we is very good (particle) friend

Words with 友 (7)