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friend

朋友

péng you

A person connected by friendship rather than a family relation.

Standard Mapping

Chinese
朋友
Pinyin
péng you
Meaning
具有友好关系的人
Note
Non-family person noun.

Meaning and Usage

Meaning and Usage

Use friend for 朋友 as a person noun. The first profile is manual-only until subject-noun patterns are approved.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: I see friend → 我看见朋友。

Incorrect: Classify friend as a physical object.

Reason: Friend denotes a person.

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Mapping Boundary

Correct Mapping

I see friend → 我看见朋友。

Incorrect Mapping or Split

Classify friend as a physical object.

Reason

Friend denotes a person.

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