博文 bó wén blog article / to write a blog article (netspeak) 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 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 博客 bó kè (loanword) a blog / a blogger 网络日记 網絡日記 wǎng luò rì jì blog / weblog / same as 博客[bo2 ke4] 贴 貼 tiē to stick / to paste / to post (e.g. on a blog) / to keep close to / to fit snugly / to subsidize / allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) / sticker / classifier for sticking plaster: strip syn 部落格 bù luò gé blog (loanword) (Tw) 网志 網誌 wǎng zhì blog / weblog / same as 博客[bo2 ke4] 博客写手 博客寫手 bó kè xiě shǒu blogger / blog writer 博客话剧 博客話劇 bó kè huà jù blog drama (netspeak) 垃圾博客 lè sè bó kè spam blog / splog 头香 頭香 tóu xiāng the first stick of incense placed in the censer (believed to bring good luck esp. during festivities) / (slang) (Tw) the first reply to a blog post etc 更博 gēng bó (Internet slang) to update one's blog 酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng you lit. drinking buddy (idiom) / fig. fair-weather 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 朋友 péng you friend / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 友好 yǒu hǎo friendly / amicable / close friend syn 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend 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) 密友 mì yǒu close friend syn 相好 xiāng hǎo to be intimate / close friend / paramour syn 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 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 良师益友 良師益友 liáng shī yì yǒu good teacher and helpful friend (idiom) / mentor syn 故知 gù zhī a close friend over many years 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) 近人 jìn rén contemporary / modern person / close friend / associate / intimate syn 探监 探監 tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) 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) 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 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 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 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 老朋友 lǎo péng you old friend / (slang) period / menstruation syn 腻友 膩友 nì yǒu intimate friend 至好 zhì hǎo best friend syn 旧交 舊交 jiù jiāo old friend / former acquaintance 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 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 基友 jī yǒu (slang) very close same-sex friend / gay partner 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 