qīn péng hǎo yǒu
friends and family
kith and kin
jiāo
to hand over
to deliver
to pay (money)
to turn over
to make friends
to intersect (lines)
yào hǎo
to be on good terms
to be close friends
striving for self-improvement
bìng yǒu
a friend made in hospital or people who become friends in hospital
wardmate
lǎo xiōng
'old chap' (form of address between male friends)
sǐ dǎng
best friends
inseparable sidekick
diehard followers
xiāng jiāo
to cross over (e.g. traffic)
to intersect
to make friends
zhàng yì
to uphold justice
to be loyal (to one's friends)
to stick by
qīng méi zhú mǎ
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
fig. innocent children's games
childhood sweethearts
a couple who grew up as childhood friends
wǔ cháng
five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信
five cardinal relationships of Confucianism (between ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, brothers, friends)
five phases of Chinese philosophy: water 水, fire 火, wood 木, metal 金, earth 土
huì yǒu
to make friends
to meet friends
member of the same organization
gá
to crush together (in a crowd)
to make friends
to check (accounts)
jiāo péng you
to make friends
(dialect) to start an affair with sb
rén qù lóu kōng
the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
the place is deserted
the birds have flown
niàn jiù
to remember old friends
to cherish old friendships
for old time's sake
zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu
to visit one's friends and relations
chóu
comrades
friends
companions
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
no discord, no concord
gāo péng mǎn zuò
surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company
wàng nián jiāo
friends despite the difference in age
zhòng sè qīng yǒu
paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)
to value sex over friendship
Zì rán zhī Yǒu
Friends of Nature (Chinese environmental NGO)
shén jiāo
soul brothers
friends in spirit who have never met
to commune with
sì dé
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends
the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú
Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.
Don't be too picky!
chóng xiū jiù hǎo
to make friends again
to renew old cordial relations
zhàng yì shū cái
to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
shā shú
to swindle associates, friends or relatives
yī huí shēng , èr huí shú
lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom); unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
strangers at first meeting, but soon friends
awkward at first but becoming skillful later
an acquired taste
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered
beaten by weight of numbers
shuǐ qīng wú yú
lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom)
fig. one who is too severe has no friends
xiào tì zhōng xìn
Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity
piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends
fēng liú yún sàn
lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
jié nà
to make friends
to form friendship
yīn rén chéng shì
to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
Guì gé huì
Society of Friends
the Quakers
fǎng qīn wèn yǒu
to visit friends and relations (idiom)
pàn mèi
to separate
to part (of friends)
chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
to call on friends and relations (idiom)
sān qīn liù gù
old friends and relatives
xiè xiào
to visit friends to thank them after a funeral
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