"friends" in Chinese (Simplified)
朋友
Definition
你认识并喜欢的人,和你之间有相互的感情和信任纽带。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常用复数,单数是“friend”。用于你信任并喜欢相处的人。可指一般熟人或密切关系。避免与‘认识的人’(acquaintance)混淆,后者指熟悉程度较低的人。
Examples
I met two new friends at school today.
我今天在学校认识了两个新的**朋友**。
My friends and I like to play soccer.
我和我的**朋友**喜欢踢足球。
She invited her friends to her birthday party.
她邀请了她的**朋友**参加生日派对。
I can't hang out tonight; my friends are counting on me.
我今晚不能出去,我的**朋友**指望着我呢。
After all these years, we are still good friends.
这些年来,我们依然是好**朋友**。
I bumped into some old friends downtown yesterday.
我昨天在市中心遇见了一些老**朋友**。