友人 yǒurén friend
怎么记住“友人”: 友 friend + 人 person = friend.
汉字
用法
- 'A friend' - a formal/written equivalent of 朋友: 国际友人 (guójì yǒurén) foreign friends, 各界友人 friends from all walks of life.
- Register is elevated and literary; you'd use it in a speech or news report, not in casual conversation where 朋友 is normal.
例句
- 所谓陌生人，只是还未相见的友人而已。 Suǒwèi mòshēngrén, zhǐshì hái wèi xiāngjiàn de yǒurén éryǐ.A stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet.