old friend
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
old friend; long-standing friend
literaryLiterary or formal term. Often used in classical Chinese contexts or in writing.
Zhè这
cì次
jù聚
huì会
shàng上
，
tā他
jiàn见
dào到
le了
xǔ许
duō多
gù故
jiāo交
。
At this gathering, he saw many old friends.
Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
biǎo表
dá达
le了
tā他
duì对
yī一
wèi位
gù故
jiāo交
de的
sī思
niàn念
。
This poem expresses his longing for an old friend.
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Gù故
jiāo交
xīn新
zhī知
，
dōu都
lái来
wèi为
tā他
qìng庆
hè贺
。
Old friends and new acquaintances all came to congratulate him.