Learn 友
friend
Recognize 友, know its sound, and learn one way to use it.
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Everyone in the Picture
1 min illustrated story · A little help remembering 友
Alex and Lin stopped beside the river to take a photograph together. Alex clipped his phone onto a small folding tripod on a wide stone ledge. He set the timer and hurried back to stand beside Lin, a little out of breath.
The first picture included Lin, half of Alex, and a generous amount of empty sky. Lin checked it and moved the tripod slightly. On the next attempt, she returned to her place too late. Alex was smiling beside an empty space.
They were adjusting the phone again when a passerby offered to help. Alex unclipped it from the tripod and handed it over. Lin folded the little stand and held it. The passerby stepped back while both friends stood together by the railing.
This time, everyone was in the picture. The passerby returned the phone, and they thanked her. Alex put it in his pocket while Lin passed him the folded tripod. They walked on, without needing to hurry back into position.
One way to use 友.
友 means friend as a bound form used in words; use 朋友 for the everyday noun friend rather than using 友 alone. The isolated character is yǒu. In the common mainland Mandarin pronunciation of 朋友, you is neutral tone: péng you. Some dictionaries and regional varieties use péng yǒu; the word audio here should use the neutral-tone form.
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