朋友 péng you friend / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 友好 yǒu hǎo friendly / amicable / close friend syn 好友 hǎo yǒu close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 熟人 shú rén acquaintance / friend 老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn 良知 liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend syn 挚友 摯友 zhì yǒu intimate friend / close friend syn 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 密友 mì yǒu close friend syn 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend syn 探监 探監 tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) 有助 yǒu zhù helpful / beneficial / to help / conducive to 仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend syn 友人 yǒu rén friend syn 良师益友 良師益友 liáng shī yì yǒu good teacher and helpful friend (idiom) / mentor syn 故人 gù rén old friend / the deceased syn 够朋友 夠朋友 gòu péng you (coll.) to be a true friend syn 病友 bìng yǒu a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital / wardmate 知音 zhī yīn intimate friend / soul mate 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 援引 yuán yǐn to quote / to cite / to recommend (a friend, an associate etc) syn 世交 shì jiāo (long time) friend of the family syn 故友 gù yǒu old friend / deceased friend 旧友 舊友 jiù yǒu old friend syn 新知 xīn zhī new knowledge / new friend syn 良友 liáng yǒu good friend / companion syn 至交 zhì jiāo best friend syn 知交 zhī jiāo intimate friend syn 故交 gù jiāo former acquaintance / old friend syn 他乡遇故知 他鄉遇故知 tā xiāng yù gù zhī meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom) 兄台 兄臺 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age) 相好 xiāng hǎo to be intimate / close friend / paramour syn 色友 sè yǒu photography enthusiast / friend with benefits 麻吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial 损友 損友 sǔn yǒu bad friend 故知 gù zhī a close friend over many years 师友 師友 shī yǒu friend from whom you can seek advice syn 旧识 舊識 jiù shí former acquaintance / old friend 化敌为友 化敵為友 huà dí wéi yǒu to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom) 近人 jìn rén contemporary / modern person / close friend / associate / intimate syn 世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) / old friend 酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng you lit. drinking buddy (idiom) / fig. fair-weather friend 老朋友 lǎo péng you old friend / (slang) period / menstruation syn 友 yǒu friend syn 朋 péng friend syn 故 gù happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead syn 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 网友 網友 wǎng yǒu online friend / netizen / Internet user 诤友 諍友 zhèng yǒu a friend capable of direct admonition syn 炮友 pào yǒu fuck buddy / friend with benefits 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) 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 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 旧交 舊交 jiù jiāo old friend / former acquaintance syn 基友 jī yǒu (slang) very close same-sex friend / gay partner 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 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 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 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 高山流水 gāo shān liú shuǐ fig. intimate and understanding friend / sublime musical composition 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 有帮助 有幫助 yǒu bāng zhù helpful 有好处 有好處 yǒu hǎo chù advantageous / a plus / good for / advisable / helpful 中用 zhōng yòng useful / helpful / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 yong4] syn 好朋友 hǎo péng you good friend / (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) 仁弟 rén dì (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend syn 挚友良朋 摯友良朋 zhì yǒu liáng péng intimate friend and companion (idiom) 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 红颜知己 紅顏知己 hóng yán zhī jǐ close female friend / confidante 腻友 膩友 nì yǒu intimate friend 至好 zhì hǎo best friend syn 旧故 舊故 jiù gù old friend / former acquaintance syn 旧知 舊知 jiù zhī old acquaintance / former friend 蓝颜知己 藍顏知己 lán yán zhī jǐ close male friend / confidant 藤野先生 téng yě xiān sheng Yoshino-Sensei, Japanese friend of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] 转面无情 轉面無情 zhuǎn miàn wú qíng to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom) / to turn against a friend 雅故 yǎ gù old friend / correct interpretation 敌友识别 identification friend or foe 主席之友 zhǔ xí zhī yǒu friend of the chair 敌友识别程序 identification friend or foe procedures / IFF procedures 敌我识别符 敵我識別符 identification friend or foe personal identifier 博友 bó yǒu lit. blog friend 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) 同袍 tóng páo fellow soldier / comrade / companion / intimate friend 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 士為知己者死，女為悅己者容 shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart 床友 chuáng yǒu (slang) friend with benefits / casual sex partner 朋友妻不可欺 péng you qī bù kě qī you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom) 畏友 wèi yǒu revered friend 发小 髮小 fà xiǎo (dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with / a couple who grew up as childhood friends 欧巴 歐巴 ōu bā (female usage) older brother (loanword from Korean "oppa") / male friend 盆友 pén yǒu (Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友[peng2 you3]) 扩列 擴列 kuò liè (Internet slang) to add a friend (on a social network etc) 割席 gē xí (literary) to break off relations with a friend / to sever ties with sb 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 