"Old friend" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 老友 | lǎo yǒu | old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) |   |
| 故人 | gù rén | old friend / the deceased | |
| 旧友 | jiù yǒu | old friend | |
| 故友 | gù yǒu | old friend / deceased friend | |
| 旧识 | jiù shí | former acquaintance / old friend | |
| 世伯 | shì bó | uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) / old friend | |
| 故交 | gù jiāo | former acquaintance / old friend | |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péng you | old friend / (slang) period / menstruation | |
| 旧交 | jiù jiāo | old friend / former acquaintance | |
| 旧故 | jiù gù | old friend / former acquaintance | |
| 雅故 | yǎ gù | old friend / correct interpretation | |
