友邦

yǒubāng
noun #61,903

Meanings

  1. 1 friendly nation
  2. 2 ally

Examples

HSK 1
Liǎng guó shì duō nián de yǒubāng.
The two countries have been friendly nations for many years.
HSK 5
Zhè cì fǎngwèn jiāshēn le liǎng ge yǒubāng zhījiān de chuántǒng yǒuyì.
This visit deepened the long-standing friendship between the two friendly nations.

Tips

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Formal and diplomatic, mostly in speeches and news reports. 邦 is the literary word for a state, as in 邻邦 'neighbouring country' and 联邦 'federation'; everyday speech says 友好国家.

Stroke Order

友 yǒu
邦 bāng