| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 友 | 友 | yǒu | - friend |
| 故 | 故 | gù | - happening - instance - reason - cause - intentional - former - old - friend - therefore - hence - (of people) to die, dead |
| 朋 | 朋 | péng | - friend |
| 友人 | 友人 | yǒurén | - friend |
| 朋友 | 朋友 | péngyou | - friend - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 熟人 | 熟人 | shúrén | - acquaintance - friend |
| 世伯 | 世伯 | shìbó | - uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) - old friend |
| 仁兄 | 仁兄 | rénxiōng | - (honorific written address) My dear friend |
| 仁弟 | 仁弟 | réndì | - (honorific written address to younger man) My dear young friend |
| 博友 | 博友 | bóyǒu | - lit. blog friend |
| 友好 | 友好 | yǒuhǎo | - friendly - amicable - close friend |
| 同袍 | 同袍 | tóngpáo | - fellow soldier - comrade - companion - intimate friend |
| 基友 | 基友 | jīyǒu | - (slang) very close same-sex friend - gay partner |
| 好友 | 好友 | hǎoyǒu | - close friend - pal - (social networking website) friend - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 密友 | 密友 | mìyǒu | - close friend |
| 师友 | 師友 | shīyǒu | - friend from whom you can seek advice |
| 损友 | 損友 | sǔnyǒu | - bad friend |
| 挚友 | 摯友 | zhìyǒu | - intimate friend - close friend |
| 故交 | 故交 | gùjiāo | - former acquaintance - old friend |
| 故人 | 故人 | gùrén | - old friend - the deceased |
| 故友 | 故友 | gùyǒu | - old friend - deceased friend |
| 新知 | 新知 | xīnzhī | - new knowledge - new friend |
| 炮友 | 炮友 | pàoyǒu | - fuck buddy - friend with benefits |
| 畏友 | 畏友 | wèiyǒu | - revered friend |
| 益友 | 益友 | yìyǒu | - helpful friend - wise companion |
| 知交 | 知交 | zhījiāo | - intimate friend |
| 知己 | 知己 | zhījǐ | - to know oneself - to be intimate or close - intimate friend |
| 知音 | 知音 | zhīyīn | - intimate friend - soul mate |
| 网友 | 網友 | wǎngyǒu | - online friend - Internet user |
| 老友 | 老友 | lǎoyǒu | - old friend - sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) |
| 腻友 | 膩友 | nìyǒu | - intimate friend |
| 至交 | 至交 | zhìjiāo | - best friend |
| 至好 | 至好 | zhìhǎo | - best friend |
| 旧交 | 舊交 | jiùjiāo | - old friend - former acquaintance |
| 旧友 | 舊友 | jiùyǒu | - old friend |
| 旧故 | 舊故 | jiùgù | - old friend - former acquaintance |
| 旧知 | 舊知 | jiùzhī | - old acquaintance - former friend |
| 旧识 | 舊識 | jiùshí | - former acquaintance - old friend |
| 良友 | 良友 | liángyǒu | - good friend - companion |
| 良知 | 良知 | liángzhī | - innate sense of right and wrong - conscience - bosom friend |
| 近人 | 近人 | jìnrén | - contemporary - modern person - close friend - associate - intimate |
| 闺蜜 | 閨蜜 | guīmì | - (a woman's) best friend - bosom friend - confidante |
| 雅故 | 雅故 | yǎgù | - old friend - correct interpretation |
| 麻吉 | 麻吉 | májí | - (Taiwan slang) close friend - best pal - to get along well - to be tight - congenial |
| 够朋友 | 夠朋友 | gòupéngyou | - (coll.) to be a true friend |
| 好朋友 | 好朋友 | hǎopéngyou | - good friend - (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) |
| 老朋友 | 老朋友 | lǎopéngyou | - old friend - (slang) period - menstruation |
| 人琴俱亡 | 人琴俱亡 | rénqínjùwàng | - person and lute have both vanished (idiom) - death of a close friend |
| 反脸无情 | 反臉無情 | fǎnliǎnwúqíng | - to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend |
| 忘恩负义 | 忘恩負義 | wàngēnfùyì | - to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend - to kick a benefactor in the teeth |
| 红颜知己 | 紅顏知己 | hóngyánzhījǐ | - close female friend - confidante |
| 蓝颜知己 | 藍顏知己 | lányánzhījǐ | - close male friend - confidant |
| 转面无情 | 轉面無情 | zhuǎnmiànwúqíng | - to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend |
| 酒肉朋友 | 酒肉朋友 | jiǔròupéngyou | - lit. a friend when wining and dining (idiom); fair-weather friend |
| 高山流水 | 高山流水 | gāoshānliúshuǐ | - fig. intimate and understanding friend - sublime musical composition |
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