jiāo péng yǒu
make friends
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我想和你交朋友。
Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ jiāo péngyou.
I want to be friends with you.
我们交朋友吧。
Wǒmen jiāo péngyou ba.
Let's be friends.
他是我最好的朋友。
Tā shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péngyou.
He is my best friend.
结交 (jié jiāo)
make friends
交际 (jiāo jì)
socialize
绝交 (jué jiāo)
break off friendship
反目 (fǎn mù)
turn against each other
The Chinese word 交朋友 (jiāo péngyou) for "make friends" is composed of two characters: 交 (jiāo) and 朋友 (péngyou). The character 交 (jiāo) means "to exchange" or "to communicate", and it is often used in the context of social interactions. The character 朋友 (péngyou) literally means "companion friend", and it is used to refer to a close friend or companion. When these two characters are combined, they form the word 交朋友 (jiāo péngyou), which means "to make friends" or "to establish a friendship". The word 交朋友 is commonly used in Chinese to express the idea of making new friends or building relationships with others.
