make friends with; associate with
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to make friends with; to associate with
formalOften used to describe intentionally building or establishing friendships and social connections.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
jié结
jiāo交
yǒu有
cái才
huá华
de的
péng朋
you友
。
He likes to make friends with talented people.
Zài在
yì异
guó国
tā他
xiāng乡
jié结
jiāo交
xīn新
péng朋
you友
hěn很
bù不
róng容
yì易
。
It's not easy to make new friends in a foreign land.
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Tā他
tōng通
guò过
shè社
jiāo交
huó活
dòng动
jié结
jiāo交
le了
xǔ许
duō多
háng行
yè业
nèi内
de的
zhuān专
jiā家
。
He has associated with many experts in the industry through social events.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
duō多
jié结
jiāo交
yī一
xiē些
zhì志
tóng同
dào道
hé合
de的
rén人
。
We should make friends with more like-minded people.
Nián年
qīng轻
shí时
jié结
jiāo交
de的
péng朋
you友
，
wǎng往
wǎng往
néng能
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
shēng生
de的
zhī知
jǐ己
。
Friends made when one is young often become lifelong confidants.