战友

戰友

zhànyǒu

noun HSK 6 #7,940

Measure Word

一位战友 wèi

Meanings

1 comrade-in-arms; fellow soldier
2 battle companion

Characters

war; battle; to fight

A friend from battle — a comrade-in-arms.

Examples

他和战友们一起经历了很多。

Tā hé zhànyǒumen yīqǐ jīnglì le hěn duō.

He went through a lot together with his comrades.

老战友多年后又聚在一起了。

Lǎo zhànyǒu duō nián hòu yòu jù zài yīqǐ le.

Old comrades-in-arms gathered together again after many years.

战友之间的感情特别深。

Zhànyǒu zhī jiān de gǎnqíng tèbié shēn.

The bond between comrades-in-arms is especially deep.

Tips

usage

战友 is also used loosely for close colleagues who went through tough times together, similar to how English speakers might say 'brothers in arms' for non-military contexts.

Stroke Order

战 zhàn

友 yǒu