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| Pronunciation |
: |
péng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- friend. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
月 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
朋 |
| Usage |
: |
13.0% |
|
Sentences:
| 1. They have been close friends for many years. |
| tā |
men |
shì |
duō |
nián |
de |
lǎo |
péng |
you |
le |
。 |
| 他 |
们 |
是 |
多 |
年 |
的 |
老 |
朋 |
友 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 是 |
: |
be |
| 多 |
: |
many |
| 年 |
: |
year |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression |
| 老 |
: |
old, not new |
| 朋友 |
: |
friend |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a certain situation under certain conditions |
|
| 2. I have many friends. |
| wǒ |
yǒu |
xǔ |
duō |
péng |
you |
。 |
| 我 |
有 |
许 |
多 |
朋 |
友 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 许多 |
: |
many |
| 朋友 |
: |
friend |
|
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Hi, should the top sentence be “péng yǒu” instead of “péng you”, or is it really a different pronunciation in this context?
Hi Alexcpglex,
It should be pronounced as ‘you’ instead of ‘yǒu’.
I have updated the pinyin.
Thanks.