Daily Mandarin Vocabulary Lesson
The Mandarin word for "friend" or "friends" is péngyou. It is made up of two characters: ? (péng) and ? (you), both of which mean “friend” and can be combined with other characters to express the many aspects of friendship.
Examples
Ta shì wo de hao péngyou.
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He is my good friend.
Ni you méiyou nán péngyou?
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Do you have a boyfriend?
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