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péngyou

朋友péngyoupéngyou
friend
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Usages of péngyou

他tā　和hé　她tā　是shì　朋友péngyou。tā hé tā shì péngyou.
He and she are friends.
我wǒ　和hé　我wǒ　的de　朋友péngyou　在zài　学校xuéxiào。wǒ hé wǒ de péngyou zài xuéxiào.
My friend and I are at school.
我wǒ们men　旅lǚ游yóu　回来huílái　以后yǐhòu，　总是zǒngshì　把bǎ　照片zhàopiàn　发fā　给gěi　朋友péngyou。wǒmen lǚyóu huílái yǐhòu, zǒngshì bǎ zhàopiàn fā gěi péngyou.
After we come back from traveling, we always send the photos to our friends.
我Wǒ　过guò　生日shēngrì　的de　时候shíhou　不bù　想xiǎng　去qù　很hěn　大dà　的de　聚会jùhuì，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　几jǐ　个gè　朋友péngyou　安静ānjìng　地de　吃饭chīfàn。Wǒ guò shēngrì de shíhou bù xiǎng qù hěn dà de jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jǐ gè péngyou ānjìng de chīfàn.
When I have my birthday I don’t want to go to big parties; I just want to eat quietly with a few friends.
我Wǒ　想起xiǎngqǐ　那nà　个gè　生病shēngbìng　的de　朋友péngyou，　又yòu　想xiǎng　哭kū　了le。Wǒ xiǎngqǐ nà gè shēngbìng de péngyou, yòu xiǎng kū le.
When I thought of that sick friend again, I felt like crying again.
在Zài　朋友péngyou　中zhōng，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　觉得juéde　自由zìyóu　表达biǎodá　自己zìjǐ　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。Zài péngyou zhōng, dàjiā dōu juéde zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ hěn zhòngyào.
Among friends, everyone feels that being free to express their own ideas is very important.
在Zài　火车站huǒchēzhàn　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　说shuō　再见zàijiàn　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　先xiān　哭kū　了le　一会儿yíhuìr，　后来hòulái　又yòu　笑xiào　了le。Zài huǒchēzhàn gēn péngyou shuō zàijiàn de shíhou, tā xiān kū le yíhuìr, hòulái yòu xiào le.
When saying goodbye to her friend at the train station, she first cried for a while and then smiled again.
周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　打算dǎsuàn　邀请yāoqǐng　朋友péngyou　来lái　家jiā　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒmen dǎsuàn yāoqǐng péngyou lái jiā kàn diànyǐng.
On the weekend we plan to invite friends to come to our home to watch a movie.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　不bú　是shì　为了wèile　让ràng　成绩chéngjì　更gèng　好hǎo，　而是érshì　为了wèile　可kě以yǐ　跟gēn　更gèng　多duō　朋友péngyou　自由zìyóu　表达biǎodá　自己zìjǐ　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ。wǒ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, bú shì wèile ràng chéngjì gèng hǎo, érshì wèile kěyǐ gēn gèng duō péngyou zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
I want to improve my Chinese level not to make my grades better, but so that I can freely express my ideas with more friends.
她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　玩wán　游戏yóuxì　不bú　是shì　为了wèile　赢yíng，　而是érshì　为了wèile　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　一起yìqǐ　玩wán　得de　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā shuō zìjǐ wán yóuxì bú shì wèile yíng, érshì wèile gēn péngyou yìqǐ wán de hěn gāoxìng.
She says she plays games not to win, but to have fun playing together with friends.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　和hé　朋友péngyou　在zài　公园gōngyuán　一yì起qǐ　跑步pǎobù。zhōumò wǒ hé péngyou zài gōngyuán yìqǐ pǎobù.
On weekends my friend and I run together in the park.
小李xiǎolǐ　是shì　我wǒ　在zài　公司gōngsī　认识rènshi　的de　朋友péngyou。xiǎolǐ shì wǒ zài gōngsī rènshi de péngyou.
Xiao Li is a friend I met at the company.
我wǒ　有yǒu　五wǔ　个gè　朋友péngyou。wǒ yǒu wǔ gè péngyou.
I have five friends.
在zài　朋友péngyou　中zhōng，　她tā　最zuì　爱ài　旅lǚ游yóu。zài péngyou zhōng, tā zuì ài lǚyóu.
Among her friends, she loves traveling the most.
一方面yìfāngmiàn　我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　又yòu　想xiǎng　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。yìfāngmiàn wǒ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi, yìfāngmiàn yòu xiǎng gēn péngyou qù gōngyuán sànbù.
On one hand I want to rest at home; on the other hand I want to go take a walk in the park with friends.
她tā　哭kū　的de　时候shíhou，　朋友péngyou　一直yìzhí　在zài　旁边pángbiān　安慰ānwèi　她tā，　说shuō　事情shìqíng　会huì　慢慢mànmàn　好起来hǎoqǐlái。tā kū de shíhou, péngyou yìzhí zài pángbiān ānwèi tā, shuō shìqíng huì mànmàn hǎoqǐlái.
When she was crying, her friend kept comforting her beside her, saying things would slowly get better.
你nǐ　先xiān　把bǎ　房间fángjiān　整理好zhěnglǐhǎo，　再zài　请qǐng　朋友péngyou　进来jìnlái　吧ba。nǐ xiān bǎ fángjiān zhěnglǐhǎo, zài qǐng péngyou jìnlái ba.
First tidy up the room, then invite your friend in.
所有suǒyǒu　朋友péngyou　都dōu　吃chī　火锅huǒguō。suǒyǒu péngyou dōu chī huǒguō.
All the friends are having hot pot.
朋友péngyou　已经yǐjīng　过来guòlái　了le。péngyou yǐjīng guòlái le.
The friend has already come over.
第一dìyī　位wèi　朋友péngyou　过来guòlái　了le。dìyī wèi péngyou guòlái le.
The first friend came over.
第一dìyī　位wèi　朋友péngyou　想xiǎng　吃chī　牛肉niúròu。dìyī wèi péngyou xiǎng chī niúròu.
The first friend wants to eat beef.
我wǒ　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　谈tán　天气tiānqì。wǒ gēn péngyou tán tiānqì.
I am talking about the weather with a friend.
信xìn　是shì　朋友péngyou　写xiě　的de。xìn shì péngyou xiě de.
The letter was written by a friend.
我wǒ　去qù　接jiē　朋友péngyou。wǒ qù jiē péngyou.
I am going to pick up my friend.
他tā　是shì　我wǒ　的de　老lǎo　朋友péngyou。tā shì wǒ de lǎo péngyou.
He is my old friend.
我wǒ　的de　朋友péngyou　已经yǐjīng　结婚jiéhūn　了le。wǒ de péngyou yǐjīng jiéhūn le.
My friend is already married.
要不是yàobúshì　朋友péngyou　帮bāng　我wǒ　看kàn　简历jiǎnlì，　我wǒ　不会búhuì　收到shōudào　录用通知lùyòngtōngzhī。yàobúshì péngyou bāng wǒ kàn jiǎnlì, wǒ búhuì shōudào lùyòngtōngzhī.
If my friend had not helped me review the résumé, I would not have received the job offer.
朋友péngyou　要yào　一yí　个gè　双人间shuāngrénjiān。péngyou yào yí gè shuāngrénjiān.
My friend wants a double room.
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