患难之交 患難之交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo a friend in times of tribulations (idiom) / a friend in need is a friend indeed syn 患难之交才是真正的朋友 患難之交纔是真正的朋友 huàn nàn zhī jiāo cái shì zhēn zhèng de péng you a friend in need is a friend indeed (English proverb) / cf idiom 患難之交|患难之交, a friend in need 好友 hǎo yǒu close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 挚友 摯友 zhì yǒu intimate friend / close friend syn 堂弟妹 táng dì mèi wife of younger male cousin via male line / younger cousins via male line 一哥 yī gē (coll.) top-ranked male / leading male / top male personality (in a particular field, esp. in entertainment or sports) 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 故友 gù yǒu old friend / deceased friend 世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) / old friend 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) syn 欧巴 歐巴 ōu bā (female usage) older brother (loanword from Korean "oppa") / male friend 友好 yǒu hǎo friendly / amicable / close friend syn 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend syn 密友 mì yǒu close friend syn 相好 xiāng hǎo to be intimate / close friend / paramour syn 麻吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial 故知 gù zhī a close friend over many years 近人 jìn rén contemporary / modern person / close friend / associate / intimate syn 视为知己 視為知己 shì wéi zhī jǐ to consider sb as close friend (idiom) / to take into one's confidence 人琴俱亡 rén qín jù wàng person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend syn 红颜知己 紅顏知己 hóng yán zhī jǐ close female friend / confidante 闺蜜 閨蜜 guī mì (coll.) (a woman's) close female friend / bestie / (originally written 閨密|闺密, an abbr. for 閨中密友|闺中密友) 基友 jī yǒu (slang) very close same-sex friend / gay partner 发小 髮小 fà xiǎo (dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with / a couple who grew up as childhood friends 老铁 老鐵 lǎo tiě (slang) very close friend / bro 铁子 鐵子 tiě zi (slang) very close friend / bro 人琴俱亡 rén qín jù wáng person and lute have both vanished (idiom) / death of a close friend syn 姐们 姐們 jiě men (coll.) close female friend / sis (between female friends) 男女 nán nǚ male-female / male and female syn 男性 nán xìng the male sex / a male syn 男生 nán shēng schoolboy / male student / boy / guy (young adult male) 男同胞 nán tóng bāo man / male / male compatriot 妻子管得严 妻子管得嚴 qī zi guǎn dé yán hen-pecked male (esp. one obliged to forsake male friends) 男服务员 男服務員 nán fú wù yuán steward / male clerk / male flight attendant 成丁 chéng dīng (of a male) to come of age / an adult male 堂嫂 táng sǎo wife of older male cousin via male line 堂弟媳 táng dì xí wife of younger male cousin via male line 公对公 公對公 gōng - duì - gōng B2B / business-to-business / (of a connector) male-to-male 男大 nán dà (slang) male university student / male college student 男宾 男賓 nán bīn male guest / male visitor syn 铁哥们 鐵哥們 tiě gē men (coll.) very close male friends 六亲 六親 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin syn 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) syn 贴近 貼近 tiē jìn to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate syn 关门 關門 guān mén to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) syn 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ (idiom) very close / almost within reach / close at hand syn 闭合 閉合 bì hé to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) / to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) / closed-loop syn 收市 shōu shì to close the market (for the day) / to close (a market, shop etc) for business 闭关锁国 閉關鎖國 bì guān suǒ guó to close the passes and seal off the country / to close a country to exclude foreign contact syn 密 mì dense / close / thick / intimate / close / (bound form) secret / confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb) / to DM syn 挨边 挨邊 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant) 销案 銷案 xiāo àn to close a case / to bring a case to a close (law) 朋友 péng you friend / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 友人 yǒu rén friend syn 熟人 shú rén acquaintance / friend 知音 zhī yīn intimate friend / soul mate syn 老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn 故人 gù rén old friend / the deceased syn 仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend syn 良知 liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend syn 援引 yuán yǐn to quote / to cite / to recommend (a friend, an associate etc) syn 新知 xīn zhī new knowledge / new friend syn 兄台 兄臺 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) 病友 bìng yǒu a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital / wardmate 忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) / ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth syn 色友 sè yǒu photography enthusiast / friend with benefits 损友 損友 sǔn yǒu bad friend 良师益友 良師益友 liáng shī yì yǒu good teacher and helpful friend (idiom) / mentor syn 良友 liáng yǒu good friend / companion syn 旧友 舊友 jiù yǒu old friend syn 至交 zhì jiāo best friend syn 师友 師友 shī yǒu friend from whom you can seek advice syn 知交 zhī jiāo intimate friend syn 旧识 舊識 jiù shí former acquaintance / old friend 够朋友 夠朋友 gòu péng you (coll.) to be a true friend syn 益友 yì yǒu helpful friend / wise companion syn 世交 shì jiāo (long time) friend of the family syn 护短 護短 hù duǎn to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong syn 化敌为友 化敵為友 huà dí wéi yǒu to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom) 探监 探監 tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) 故交 gù jiāo former acquaintance / old friend syn 酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng you lit. drinking buddy (idiom) / fig. fair-weather friend 他乡遇故知 他鄉遇故知 tā xiāng yù gù zhī meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom) 故 gù happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead syn 友 yǒu friend syn 炮友 pào yǒu fuck buddy / friend with benefits 诤友 諍友 zhèng yǒu a friend capable of direct admonition syn 朋 péng friend syn 反脸无情 反臉無情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) / to turn against a friend 感同身受 gǎn tóng shēn shòu to feel as if it had happened to oneself / to sympathize / (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor syn 举目无亲 舉目無親 jǔ mù wú qīn to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom) / not having anyone to rely on / without a friend in the world syn 竹马之交 竹馬之交 zhú mǎ zhī jiāo childhood friend (idiom) 总角之交 總角之交 zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo (idiom) childhood friend 总角之好 總角之好 zǒng jiǎo zhī hǎo (idiom) childhood friend 非亲非故 非親非故 fēi qīn fēi gù lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom) / fig. unrelated to one another in any way syn 高山流水 gāo shān liú shuǐ fig. intimate and understanding friend / sublime musical composition 好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend / (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) 网友 網友 wǎng yǒu online friend / netizen / Internet user 