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老友

lǎo yǒu · lao you

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Meaning

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  1. old friend
  2. sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
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Lao Wang

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)要(yào)见(jiàn)一位(yīwèi)老友(lǎoyǒu)，我们(wǒmen)三十年(sānshínián)没(méi)见了(jiànle)。

    Today I am meeting an old friend. We have not met for thirty years.

  2. Liangliang

    三十年(sānshínián)？那(nà)你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)记得(jìde)他的(tāde)名字(míngzi)。

    Thirty years? Then you surely remember his name.

  3. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)，他(tā)叫(jiào)老王(lǎowáng)。

    Of course. He is called Lao Wang.

  4. Liangliang

    老王(lǎowáng)是(shì)他的(tāde)名字(míngzi)吗(ma)？

    Is Lao Wang his name?

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)好像(hǎoxiàng)三十年(sānshínián)都(dōu)没(méi)问过(wènguò)。

    Huh? It seems I have not asked in thirty years.

  6. Liangliang

    这(zhè)才(cái)是(shì)真的(zhēnde)老友(lǎoyǒu)。

    Now that is a real old friend.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)俩(liǎ)是(shì)老(lǎo)友(yǒu)，已(yǐ)经(jīng)认(rèn)识(shi)二(èr)十(shí)多(duō)年(nián)了(le)。

The two of us are old friends and have known each other for over twenty years.

02

昨(zuó)天(tiān)在(zài)街(jiē)上(shang)碰(pèng)到(dào)一(yí)位(wèi)老(lǎo)友(yǒu)，我(wǒ)们(men)聊(liáo)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)。

Yesterday I ran into an old friend on the street, and we chatted for a long time.

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