朋友

• 拼音: péng you
• 汉字拆解: 朋 = two 月 side by side, symbolising companionship; 友 = two hands clasped in friendship

含义

Friend. The most common and universal word for a friend or companion.

Used broadly to refer to anyone from a close friend to an acquaintance. In Chinese culture, calling someone 朋友 implies a positive social relationship. Also used in compounds like 男朋友 (boyfriend) and 女朋友 (girlfriend), where it takes on a romantic meaning.

例句

1. 她是我最好的朋友。
2. 我今天要去朋友家。
3. 他有很多朋友。

用法指南

语境: social, everyday

语气: friendly

正确说法

• 我们是好朋友。(We are good friends.)
• 我和朋友一起去看电影。(I'm going to see a movie with friends.)

错误说法

• 对刚认识的人说你是我的好朋友。(Don't call someone you just met your 好朋友 — it sounds overly familiar; 朋友 alone is fine)

起源与历史

Originally 朋 referred to strings of shells used as currency (symbolising a group bound together), while 友 depicted two hands clasped in friendship.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal