好友 hǎo yǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ hou2 jau5 HSK 4
- close friend
- pal
- (social networking website) friend
- CL: 个 個 gè ㄍㄜˋ
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More words with these characters
好
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 也好 yě hǎo ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ jaa5 hou2 that's fine
- 刚好 剛好 gāng hǎo ㄍㄤ ㄏㄠˇ gong1 hou2 just
- 友好 yǒu hǎo ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ jau5 hou2 friendly; amicable
- 只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
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- 叫好 jiào hǎo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ giu3 hou2 to applaud
- 和好 hé hǎo ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄠˇ wo4 hou2 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
- 问好 問好 wèn hǎo ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˇ man6 hou2 to say hello to
- 喜好 xǐ hào ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄠˋ hei2 hou3 to like
- 嗜好 shì hào ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ si3 hou3 hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
- 好久 hǎo jiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hou2 gau2 (coll.) for a long time
- 好事 hǎo shì ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ hou2 si6 good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
- 好些 hǎo xiē ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝ hou2 se1 a good deal of
- 好人 hǎo rén ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ hou2 jan4 good person
- 好似 hǎo sì ㄏㄠˇ ㄙˋ hou2 ci5 to seem
- 好像 hǎo xiàng ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hou2 zoeng6 as if
- 好受 hǎo shòu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ hou2 sau6 feeling better
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 好在 hǎo zài ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ hou2 zoi6 luckily
- 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄞˋ hou2 waai6 good or bad
友
- 交友 jiāo yǒu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˇ gaau1 jau5 to make friends
- 友人 yǒu rén ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ jau5 jan4 friend
- 友善 yǒu shàn ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ jau5 sin6 friendly
- 友好 yǒu hǎo ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ jau5 hou2 friendly; amicable
- 友情 yǒu qíng ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jau5 cing4 friendly feelings
Show 15 more words with 友
- 友爱 友愛 yǒu ài ㄧㄡˇ ㄞˋ jau5 oi3 friendly affection
- 友谊 友誼 yǒu yì ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ jau5 ji4 companionship
- 室友 shì yǒu ㄕˋ ㄧㄡˇ sat1 jau5 roommate
- 战友 戰友 zhàn yǒu ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ zin3 jau5 comrade-in-arms
- 朋友 péng you ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ pang4 jau5 friend
- 校友 xiào yǒu ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄡˇ haau6 jau5 schoolmate
- 盟友 méng yǒu ㄇㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ mang4 jau5 ally
- 笔友 筆友 bǐ yǒu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ bat1 jau5 pen pal
- 网友 網友 wǎng yǒu ㄨㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ mong5 jau5 online friend
- 亲友 親友 qīn yǒu ㄑㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˇ can1 jau5 friends and relatives
- 交朋友 jiāo péng you ㄐㄧㄠ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ gaau1 pang4 jau5 to make friends
- 女朋友 nǚ péng you ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ neoi5 pang4 jau5 girlfriend
- 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 pang4 jau5 child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
- 男朋友 nán péng you ㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ naam4 pang4 jau5 boyfriend
- 老朋友 lǎo péng you ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ lou5 pang4 jau5 old friend
Idioms with these characters
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 不识好歹 不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 sik1 hou2 daai2 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 好
- 各有所好 gè yǒu suǒ hào ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄠˋ gok3 jau5 so2 hou3 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
- 公诸同好 公諸同好 gōng zhū tóng hào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ gung1 zyu1 tung4 hou3 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 好高骛远 好高騖遠 hào gāo wù yuǎn ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
- 好景不长 好景不長 hǎo jǐng bù cháng ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ hou2 ging2 bat1 coeng4 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
- 好酒贪杯 好酒貪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄢ ㄅㄟ hou2 zau2 taam1 bui1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
- 好梦难成 好夢難成 hǎo mèng nán chéng ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ hou2 mung6 naan4 sing4 a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
- 串亲访友 串親訪友 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄈㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ cyun3 can1 fong2 jau5 to call on friends and relations (idiom)
- 访亲问友 訪親問友 fǎng qīn wèn yǒu ㄈㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ fong2 can1 man6 jau5 to visit friends and relations (idiom)
- 化敌为友 化敵為友 huà dí wéi yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 dik6 wai4 jau5 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
Show 6 more idioms with 友
- 狐朋狗友 hú péng gǒu yǒu ㄏㄨˊ ㄆㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄡˇ wu4 pang4 gau2 jau5 a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
- 酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng you ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ zau2 juk6 pang4 jau5 lit. drinking buddy (idiom)
- 良师益友 良師益友 liáng shī yì yǒu ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄕ ㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ loeng4 si1 jik1 jau5 good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor
- 亦敌亦友 亦敵亦友 yì dí yì yǒu ㄧˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ jik6 dik6 jik6 jau5 (idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry
- 挚友良朋 摯友良朋 zhì yǒu liáng péng ㄓˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄆㄥˊ zi3 jau5 loeng4 pang4 intimate friend and companion (idiom)
- 重色轻友 重色輕友 zhòng sè qīng yǒu ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄡˇ zung6 sik1 hing1 jau5 paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)
Example sentences
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谢谢 謝謝 你 把 我 加 为 為 好友 。
Thanks for adding me as a friend.
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我 获得 獲得 了 好友 的 帮助 幫助 。
I was aided by a dear friend.
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汤姆 湯姆 正 给 給 他 的 好友 写信 寫信 。
Tom is writing a letter to his best friend.
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汤姆 湯姆 和好 友 打算 抢 搶 银行 銀行 。
Tom and his friends planned to rob a bank.
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我 想 加 玛 瑪 莉 的 脸书 臉書 好友 。
I wanted to add Mary as a friend on Facebook.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.