"Friends" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 chóu comrades / friends / companions
 sān péng sì yǒu friends / cronies
 jiāo yǒu to make friends
 yào hǎo to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement
 qīn yǒu friends and relatives
 jiāo péng you to make friends / (dialect) to start an affair with sb
 qīn péng relatives and friends
 jié jiāo to make friends with
 xiāng jiāo to cross over (e.g. traffic) / to intersect / to make friends
 qīn péng hǎo yǒu friends and family / kith and kin
 sǐ dǎng best friends / inseparable sidekick / diehard followers
 yuán yǐn to quote / to cite / to recommend (one's friends, associates etc)
 huì yǒu to make friends / to meet friends / member of the same organization
 rú gù as before / as usual / (to be) like old friends
 bìng yǒu a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital / wardmate
 zhēng yǒu to seek new friends through personal ads, dating apps etc
 jiāo yóu to have friendly relationships / circle of friends
 niàn jiù to remember old friends / to cherish old friendships / for old time's sake
 bù dǎ bù xiāng shí lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship / no discord, no concord
 tiě gē men (coll.) very close male friends
 bīn péng guests / invited friends
 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner)
 shén jiāo soul brothers / friends in spirit who have never met / to commune with
 róng rǔ yǔ gòng (of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)
 gù jiù old friends
 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines) / variant of 跤[jiao1]
 wàng nián jiāo friends despite the difference in age
 qún dài guān xi favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
 dí zhòng wǒ guǎ multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius) / heavily outnumbered / beaten by the weight of numbers
 zhàng yì shū cái to help the needy for justice (idiom) / to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
 fēng liú yún sàn lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom) / fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
 gá to crush together (in a crowd) / to make friends / to check (accounts)
 qīng méi zhú mǎ lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends
 rén qù lóu kōng the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom) / the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind / the place is deserted / the birds have flown
 gāo péng mǎn zuò surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom) / in company
 bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
访 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu to call on friends and relations (idiom)
 yīn rén chéng shì to get things done relying on others (idiom) / with a little help from his friends
 xiào tì zhōng xìn Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity / piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends
 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
 gù jiù bù qì do not neglect old friends
 shuǐ qīng wú yú lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom) / fig. one who is too severe has no friends
 shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom) / You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean. / Don't be too picky!
访 fǎng qīn wèn yǒu to visit friends and relations (idiom)
 chóng xiū jiù hǎo to make friends again / to renew old cordial relations
 zhòng pàn qīn lí lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom) / fig. to find oneself utterly isolated
 yī rì zhī yǎ lit. friends for a day (idiom) / fig. casual acquaintance
 yī huí shēng , èr huí shú lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom) / unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers at first meeting, but soon friends / awkward at first but becoming skillful later / an acquired taste
 yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers are first meeting, but soon friends / an acquired taste
 sān qīn liù gù old friends and relatives
 sì dé four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 / (for men), namely: piety 孝 / to one's parents, respect 悌 / to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 / to one's monarch, faith 信 / to one's male friends / the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 / and efficiency in needlework 功
 tì yǒu to show brotherly love for friends
 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
 qī yǒu relatives and friends
 bá máo rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
 shā shú to swindle associates, friends or relatives
 yàn xiōng yàn dì lit. older scholar and younger scholar / close friends (idiom)
 jié nà to make friends / to form friendship
 Zì rán zhī Yǒu Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO)
 jiù yǔ old friends
 qún dài fēng the practice of favoring sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) culture of favoritism towards relatives, friends and associates
 xiè xiào to visit friends to thank them after a funeral
 Guì gé huì Society of Friends / the Quakers
访 zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu to visit one's friends and relatives
 zhòng sè qīng yǒu paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom) / to value sex over friendship
 dì qiú zhī yǒu Friends of the Earth
 tào jìn hū to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
 bù tòng wén míng lián méng zhī yǒu xiǎo zǔ Group of Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations
 guó jì xíng shì fǎ yuàn zhī yǒu Friends of the International Criminal Court / Friends of the ICC
  Friends of the Chair on Millennium Development Goals indicators
西  Group of Friends of Western Sahara
  World Association of Children's Friends
  Group of neighbours and friends of Afghanistan
 lián bāng zhī yǒu Friends of the Federation
  Friends Committee on National Legislation
1325之 132zhī yǒu Friends of 1325
1325号  Friends of 1325
 dài hú qū zhī yǒu xiǎo zǔ Group of Friends of the Great Lakes Region
  Friends of the Secretary-General for Haiti / Friends of Haiti
  American Friends Service Committee
  American Friends of the Phelophepa Train
 gé lǔ jí yà zhī yǒu xiǎo zǔ Group of Friends of Georgia
 mì shū zhǎng zhī yǒu xiǎo zǔ Group of Friends of the Secretary-General
  Friends of the centennial of the first International Peace Conference
  Group of Four Friends of the Secretary-General
  Group of Friends of Guinea-Bissau
  Group of Friends of the Guatemalan peace process
  Friends of the Earth International
  Friends of Albania Group
  Group of Friends United against Human Trafficking
  Friends of the Chair group on integrated economic statistics
  Group of Friends of the President of the Security Council
  Friends World Committee for Consultation
  Friends of the Earth Middle East
  World Association of Friends for Children
  Open-ended Group of the Friends of the Chairman
  Friends of the Earth Europe
  Group of Friends on Myanmar
  Group of friends of rapid reaction / Friends of rapid deployment
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