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朋友

péng you

HSK 1 · word 281 of 3,000

Meaning

Measure word

or 位 wèi

Example sentence

我是朋友。

wǒ shì péng yǒu

I'm a friend.

Characters in 朋友

and both mean friend, bound into one word. shows two strings of shells side by side and two hands, so both characters picture pairing.

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