pen pal; friend through correspondence
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
pen pal; friend made through correspondence
Historically referred to friends who exchanged letters or poems. In modern context, it often refers to international pen pals.
Wǒ我
yǒu有
yī一
wèi位
Rì日
běn本
de的
bǐ笔
yǒu友
，
wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
tōng通
xìn信
wǔ五
nián年
le了
。
I have a Japanese pen pal, and we have been corresponding for five years.
Zài在
hù互
lián联
wǎng网
pǔ普
jí及
zhī之
qián前
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
tōng通
guò过
shū书
xìn信
jié结
jiāo交
bǐ笔
yǒu友
。
Before the internet became widespread, many people made pen pals through letters.
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Tā他
men们
zài在
xué学
shēng生
shí时
dài代
yīn因
wèi为
jiāo交
huàn换
shī诗
jí集
ér而
chéng成
wéi为
bǐ笔
yǒu友
。
They became pen pals in their student days because they exchanged poetry collections.