友人

yǒurén

noun HSK 7-9 #25,119

Measure Word

一位友人 wèi

Meanings

1 friend (literary)
2 acquaintance

Characters

Literally 'friend person' — a more literary way to say friend

Examples

他是我多年的友人。

Tā shì wǒ duōnián de yǒurén.

He is a friend of many years.

一位友人送了我这本书。

Yī wèi yǒurén sòng le wǒ zhè běnshū.

A friend gave me this book.

Tips

register

友人 is more formal and literary than 朋友 (péngyǒu). It's common in written Chinese, news, and polite speech. In casual conversation, use 朋友 instead.

Stroke Order

友 yǒu

人 rén