怎样用英语介绍自己的朋友

　　编者按：朋友的分类是不同的，最基本的朋友有男女朋友，闺蜜等，到最末端有狐朋狗友，教大家如何用英语介绍朋友吧。

　　Having friends can be both a blessing and a curse. They have the ability to support you through times of crisis and scold you when boundaries have been overstepped. However, it is normally to have various groups of friends that represent different aspects of life. Sometimes, when these pals are introduced to other acquaintances, it can be hard to sufficiently describe your relationship.

　　Here’s how to do it in Chinese:

　　1

学习啦在线学习网 　　男/女朋友 (nán/nǚpéngyǒu) boy/girlfriend

学习啦在线学习网 　　The use is fairly simple and straightforward. It should be employed to induce feelings jealousy and derision amongst other family and friends.

　　Example:

学习啦在线学习网 　　爸妈，这是我女朋友。

学习啦在线学习网 　　Bàmā, zhè she wǒ nǚpéngyǒu.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Mum, dad, this is my girlfriend.

　　2

　　闺密 (guīmì) sisters; ladybro; close female friends

　　More commonly used by the female of the species, 闺密 is used to convey a very close friend (bosom buddies?). Normally this would be between two female friends, but sometimes for making a joke, it can also apply to relationships between male and female, and male and male. It all depends on the user.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Example:

学习啦在线学习网 　　昨天，我和闺密一起吃了个大餐。

　　Zuótiān, wǒ hé guīmì yīqǐ chī le ge dàcān.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Yesterday, my best friend and I had a great meal.

　　3

　　哥们儿 (gēmenr) bro; buddy

学习啦在线学习网 　　Can be regarded as the male equivalent to 闺密. The conditions for use are exactly the same but simply with the genders reversed. The “er” sound at the end is added so the user is not embarrassed and to improve the sound.

　　Example:

学习啦在线学习网 　　晚上哥们儿一起踢球。

　　Wǎnshàng gēmenr yīqǐ tīqíu.

　　In the evening, the brothers are going to play soccer.

　　4

学习啦在线学习网 　　发小 (fàxiǎo) childhood friend

学习啦在线学习网 　　Remember when you were four years-old and running around the backyard buck-naked, without a care in the world? There was that other kid, he/she used to come round all the time to play in your sandpit. You became fast friends and through the years, have remain on a close level. Even now, after a day toiling in the office of your state-run company, you find time to video chat with that childhood friend. That’s your 发小!

　　Example:

　　我四岁的时候认识我发小。

　　Wǒ sì suì de shehòu rènshì wǒ fàxiǎo.

　　I met my childhood friend when I was four.

　　5

　　同学 (tóngxué) classmate

　　Many people go to school at one point during their lives. And during these times, friends are often made. 同学 is used when you need to refer to most of these people. It is normally used to refer to classmates or those that were in the same grade as the user.

　　Example:

　　我们明天同学聚会。

学习啦在线学习网 　　Wǒmen míngtiān tóngxué jùhuì.

　　Tomorrow, we are having a class reunion.

　　6

　　同事 (tóngshì) colleague

学习啦在线学习网 　　Let’s head back to that state-run office you were in earlier. Amongst the people here, there are colleagues that you have a special connection with. Your interests align, personalities match, and sense of humors ally. Colleagues that surpass the employment barrier and establish themselves within your friend zone.

　　Unfortunately, in Chinese there is no good way to say “good friend who I met as a colleague”. Buttttt, hey. If they’re good enough to hang out with outside of the office, then friendship is a given.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Example:

学习啦在线学习网 　　我叫我同事也来唱歌。

　　Wǒ jiào wǒ tóngshì yě lái chànggē.

学习啦在线学习网 　　I also invited my colleague to KTV.

　　7

　　邻居 (línjū) neighbor

　　To be honest, in this day and age, it is rare for people to be on familiar with those that live beside them. Of course, the odd greeting might occur. Maybe you’ve even borrowed some salt or sugar. But that’s as far as it goes. You wouldn’t invite them for a weekend at your lake house, would you? You would? Well, good for you.

　　Example:

学习啦在线学习网 　　应该可以去我邻居家完成。

学习啦在线学习网 　　Yīnggāi kéyǐ qù wǒ línjū jiā wánchéng.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Should be able to complete it at my neighbor’s house.

　　8

学习啦在线学习网 　　狐朋狗友 (húpénggǒuyǒu) “fox and dog friend”

　　This last one is not a term that is used often in front of people that it is referring to. A derogatory phrase, 狐朋狗友 is used to insult a person’s close acquaintances. While literary translated to mean “fox and dog friends”, it can be thought of as “bad company”. It is most often heard when parents or spouses complain about the people you hang out with.

　　Example:

　　你整天就跟你那些狐朋狗友混。

学习啦在线学习网 　　Nǐ zhěngtiān jìu gēn nǐ nàxiē húpénggǒuyǒu hùn.

　　You spend all day just mixing with bad company.

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