péng

蟛

Character · Noun · Verb · Measure wordTraditional朋

friend; companion; associate

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

friend; companion; peer

neutral

The most common usage, often appearing in compound words like 朋友.

Wǒ我
men们
shì是
duō多
nián年
de的
hǎo好
péng朋
you友
 。

We have been good friends for many years.

Yǒu有
péng朋
zì自
yuǎn远
fāng方
lái来
 ，
bù不
yì亦
lè乐
hū乎
 ？

To have a friend coming from afar, is it not a joy?

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Tā他
jié结
jiāo交
le了
hěn很
duō多
jiǔ酒
ròu肉
péng朋
you友
 。

He has made many fair-weather friends.

2.

verb

to form a faction; to gang up

formal

Literary or formal usage, often seen in historical texts describing political factions.

Péng朋
dǎng党
zhī之
zhēng争
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
cháo朝
tíng廷
de的
shuāi衰
bài败
 。

The struggle between political factions led to the decline of the imperial court.

Jūn君
zǐ子
zhōu周
ér而
bù不
bǐ比
 ，
xiǎo小
rén人
bǐ比
ér而
bù不
zhōu周
 。

The superior man is catholic and not partisan; the mean man is partisan and not catholic.

3.

measure word

ancient unit of currency (strings of cowrie shells)

archaic

Archaic usage found in ancient Chinese texts like the Shijing (Book of Songs). One peng equaled five or ten strings of cowrie shells.

Cì赐
wǒ我
bǎi百
péng朋
 。

Bestow upon me a hundred peng (strings of cowries).