友人

• Pinyin: yǒu rén
• Desglose de hanzi: 友 = two joined right hands (mutual support — friend); 人 = pictograph of standing person

Significado

Amigo (formal/literario).

More formal and literary than 朋友. Commonly used in official documents, diplomatic language, literary works, and formal correspondence. 外国友人 (foreign friends) is a classic diplomatic phrase. 老友人 (old friend) carries a warm, dignified tone suited to formal settings.

Ejemplos

1. 这位翻译家在回忆录中写下他与世界各地文学友人的深厚情谊，并说这影响了他的翻译观。
2. 写于1949年前夕的长信中，作者向海外友人倾诉变局前的期待与焦虑。
3. 发言人表示，中国人民一向把各国友人视为增进理解、深化合作的重要桥梁，并欢迎他们来华。

Guía de uso

Contexto: diplomacy, literature, formal correspondence

Tono: warm

Correcto

• 他感谢多年来支持他的国内外友人，并说正是这些真挚情谊让他在艰难岁月里坚持学术与交流。(He thanked the friends at home and abroad who had supported him for years and said their sincere friendships kept him committed to scholarship and exchange in difficult times.)
• 这部小说写北平文化圈里一位编辑与日本友人跨越战火的情谊，呈现良知与民族情感的冲突。(This novel portrays the bond across wartime between an editor in Beijing's cultural circle and his Japanese friend, showing the conflict between conscience and national feeling.)

Incorrecto

• 我的友人给我发了条微信 — 友人 is literary and formal; for everyday contexts use 朋友 or 好友; 友人 in casual conversation sounds stilted and anachronistic

Origen e historia

友 (friend — two right hands joined, symbolizing mutual assistance) + 人 (person — pictograph of a standing person)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal