结纳

結納

jiénà

verb

Meanings

1 to make friends with
2 to form a friendship
3 to associate with

Characters

receive / take in

Examples

HSK 5

他善于结纳各路朋友。

Tā shànyú jiénà gè lù péngyou.

He's good at making friends across all walks of life.

HSK 7-9

年轻时他在京城结纳了不少名士。

Niánqīng shí tā zài jīngchéng jiénà le bùshǎo míngshì.

In his youth he befriended many notables in the capital.

Tips

register

Literary. Often implies cultivating connections strategically (with the powerful or the talented), not casual friend-making. Modern speech uses 结交.

Stroke Order

结 jié

纳 nà