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好友

hǎo yǒu · hao you

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. close friend
  2. pal
  3. (social networking website) friend
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In a conversation

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Five hundred friends

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)微信(wēixìn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)五百个(wǔbǎigè)好友(hǎoyǒu)！

    I have five hundred friends on WeChat!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)都(dōu)认识(rènshi)吗(ma)？

    Do you know them all?

  3. Liangliang

    不(bù)认识(rènshi)，真正(zhēnzhèng)的(de)好友(hǎoyǒu)只有(zhǐyǒu)三个(sāngè)。

    No. I only have three real friends.

  4. Dengdeng

    哪(nǎ)三个(sāngè)？

    Which three?

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)，我(wǒ)妈(mā)，还有(háiyǒu)我(wǒ)弟(dì)。

    You, my mom, and my little brother.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)第一个(dìyīgè)还是(háishi)第三个(dìsāngè)？

    Am I first or third?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)拒(jù)绝(jué)了(le)我(wǒ)加(jiā)好(hǎo)友(yǒu)的(de)请(qǐng)求(qiú)。

He refused my friend request.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)把(bǎ)他(tā)当(dàng)成(chéng)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)好(hǎo)友(yǒu)之(zhī)一(yī)。

I think of him as one of my good friends.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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好
hǎo

good; appropriate; proper

友
yǒu

friend

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