结交

結交

jiéjiāo

verb #13,687

Meanings

1 to make friends with
2 to associate with

Characters

to tie; to form

to associate; to befriend

Examples

他喜欢结交各种各样的朋友。

tā xǐhuan jiéjiāo gèzhǒnggèyàng de péngyou.

He likes to make friends with all kinds of people.

Tips

register

结交 is more literary and formal than 交朋友. It often appears in written Chinese or when describing intentional social networking.

Stroke Order

结 jié

交 jiāo