好友
hǎoyǒu
good friend
'好友' refers to someone who is a very close and good friend. You may not use '好友' as often as '朋友', but it is still a commonly-used word in Chinese.
Example sentences using: 好友
我的好友喜欢看动作电影。
Wǒ de hǎo yǒu xǐ huan kàn dòng zuò diàn yǐng.
My good friend likes to watch action movies.
This is a straightforward sentence that tells that your good friend has a preference for action type of movies. The word 好友 directly translates to 'good friend'.
我们是好友，经常一起去电影院。
Wǒmen shì hǎo yǒu, jīngcháng yìqǐ qù diànyǐngyuàn.
We are good friends, we often go to the cinema together.
In this sentence, we use 好友 to express a close relationship of friendship. It indicates you and your good friend frequent the cinema together.
好友推荐了一部很好的电影给我。
Hǎo yǒu tuījiàn le yī bù hěn hǎo de diànyǐng gěi wǒ.
A good friend recommended a very good movie to me.
We use the word 好友 (good friend) in a context of them giving a movie recommendation, reinforcing the idea of close friendship.
我的好友不喜欢恐怖电影。
Wǒ de hǎo yǒu bù xǐ huān kǒngbù diàn yǐng.
My good friend does not like horror movies.
This sentence is useful for expressing one's personal likes or dislikes. Here, the friend (好友) dislikes horror movies.
好友们都很期待新的超级英雄电影。
Hǎo yǒu men dōu hěn qídài xīn de chāo jí yīngxióng diàn yǐng.
My good friends are all looking forward to the new superhero movie.
In this sentence, 好友(referring to good friends) is used to express a shared anticipation for an upcoming superhero movie among a group of friends.
我和好友喜欢讨论电影的剧情。
Wǒ hé hǎo yǒu xǐ huān tǎo lùn diànyǐng de jùqíng.
My good friend and I like to discuss the plot of movies.
The sentence illustrates a common hobby between the speaker and their friend (好友), discussing movie plots.
我的好友经常在周末看电影。
Wǒ de hǎo yǒu jīngcháng zài zhōumò kàn diànyǐng.
My good friend often watches movies on weekends.
Here, we learn about the habits of the friend (好友) who often watches movies during the weekend.
我的好友在电影院工作。
Wǒ de hǎo yǒu zài diànyǐngyuàn gōngzuò.
My good friend works at a movie theater.
This sentence is useful if you want to talk about your friend's (好友) occupation or workplace which is a movie theatre in this case.
好友邀请我去看电影。
Hǎo yǒu yāoqǐng wǒ qù kàn diàn yǐng.
My good friend invited me to watch a movie.
This sentence is useful if you want to mention about a plan or an invitation from a good friend (好友) to watch movies together.
我和我的好友都喜欢这部电影。
Wǒ hé wǒ de hǎo yǒu dōu xǐ huān zhè bù diàn yǐng.
None
The relationship of the speaker and his/her friend is expressed through 好友 (good friend), and they share the same interest in a particular movie.