友谊 (友誼)
yǒu yì
Pinyin

Definition

友谊 (友誼)
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yǒu yì
  1. companionship
  2. fellowship
  3. friendship

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好友
hǎo yǒu
  1. 1 close friend
  2. 2 pal
  3. 3 (social networking website) friend
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
朋友
péng you
  1. 1 friend
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 位 wèi
交友
jiāo yǒu
  1. 1 to make friends
友
yǒu
  1. 1 friend
友情
yǒu qíng
  1. 1 friendly feelings
  2. 2 friendship

Idioms (13)

不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
串亲访友
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
  1. 1 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
  1. 1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这些开拓事业之所以名垂青史，是因为使用的不是战马和长矛而是驼队和善意；依靠的不是坚船和利炮而是宝船和友谊。一代又一代“丝路人”架起了东西方合作的纽带、和平的桥梁。
zhèxiē kāituò shìyè zhīsuǒyǐ míngchuíqīngshǐ ，shì yīnwèi shǐyòng de búshi zhànmǎ hé chángmáo érshì tuó duì hé shànyì ；yīkào de búshi jiān chuán hé lì pào érshì bǎo chuán hé yǒuyì 。yīdài yòu yīdài “sīlùrén ”jià qǐ le dōngxīfāng hézuò de niǔdài 、hépíng de qiáoliáng 。
The reason these pioneering enterprises went down in history is because they did not make use of war horses and pikes, but rather camel caravans and goodwill; they relied not on sturdy warships and fierce cannon-fire, but treasure ships and friendship. Generation after generation of Silk Road travellers built a link of cooperation between East and West, a bridge of peace.
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我是珍惜我们的友谊呀，一旦成为室友，那不是等着日后拔刀相向嘛。
wǒ shì zhēnxī wǒmen de yǒuyì ya ，yīdàn chéngwéi shìyǒu ，nà búshi děng zhe rìhòu bádāoxiāngxiàng ma 。
That’s because I treasure our friendship, once we become roommates, it’s only a matter of time we throw daggers at each other.
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只是和他吃了一顿饭而已，纯友谊的。
zhǐshì hé tā chī le yī dùn fàn éryǐ ，chúnyǒuyì de 。
I have only eaten a meal with him. It's purely friendship.
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唉，哥几个，最近我女朋友答应来我家玩，什么游戏既可以打发时间，又能增进“友谊”的？我对游戏机什么的不懂啊。
ài ，gējǐ ge ，zuìjìn wǒ nǚpéngyou dāying lái wǒjiā wán ，shénme yóuxì jì kěyǐ dǎfā shíjiān ，yòu néng zēngjìn “yǒuyì ”de ？wǒ duì yóuxìjī shénme de bù dǒng a 。
Hey, guys, my girlfriend agreed to come over to my place recently to hang out. What video games are good for passing the time and also good for developing our "friendship?" I don't know anything about video game consoles and stuff.
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建立友谊
jiànlì yǒuyì
To establish friendship.
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别那么较真了！打牌嘛，友谊第一，和牌第二啊！不要伤了和气。
bié nàme jiàozhēn le ！dǎpái ma ，yǒuyì dì yī ，húpái dì èr a ！bù yào shāng le héqi 。
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