交朋友(jiāo péng you): to make friends
HSK 23 characters
to make friends
Character breakdown
3 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- jiāo péng you
- Meaning
- to make friends
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 3
- Traditional
- Same
Example sentences
How 交朋友 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
汤姆试着交朋友。
tāng mǔ shì zhe jiāo péng yǒu
Tom tried to make friends.
我想跟你交朋友。
wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ jiāo péng yǒu
I do want to be your friend.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 交朋友 — tap one to open its word page.
péng朋yǒu友
HSK 1friend
wǎng网yǒu友
HSK 1online friend
nǚ女péng朋yǒu友
HSK 1girlfriend
xiǎo小péng朋yǒu友
HSK 1child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan,…
nán男péng朋yǒu友
HSK 1boyfriend
jiāo交gěi给
HSK 2to give; to deliver; to hand over
jiāo交tōng通
HSK 2to be connected
yǒu友hǎo好
HSK 2friendly
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