How to say “family and friends” in Chinese

亲朋好友

qīnpénghǎoyǒu

family and friends

expression · HSK 5 · topic “Family and loved ones”

“Family and friends” in Chinese is 亲朋好友, qīn péng hǎo yǒu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

亲朋好友 is read qīn péng hǎo yǒu: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

qīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

péng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

hǎo — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

yǒu — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.

How to write it

亲

qīn — related by blood; parents

朋

péng — friend

Two identical halves stand side by side, like friends.

好

hǎo — good, well

女 “woman” and 子 “child” side by side: “good”.

友

yǒu — friend

In 朋友 it is read with the neutral tone: you.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “亲朋好友”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 亲朋好友. Tap the sound icon to listen.

过年的时候亲朋好友都来了guòniándeshíhou,qīnpénghǎoyǒudōuláileAt Chinese New Year, all our family and friends came.

More words from the lesson “The wedding and the breakup”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “family and friends” in Chinese?

“Family and friends” in Chinese is 亲朋好友, pinyin qīnpéng hǎoyǒu.

What does 亲朋好友 mean?

亲朋好友 (qīnpéng hǎoyǒu) means “family and friends”.

How do you write 亲朋好友?

亲朋好友 is 4 characters: 亲 (qīn) — related by blood; parents; 朋 (péng) — friend; 好 (hǎo) — good, well; 友 (yǒu) — friend. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 亲朋好友?

亲朋好友 is read qīnpéng hǎoyǒu. Tones: qīn — first tone, péng — second tone, hǎo — third tone, yǒu — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“family and friends” in the lesson “The wedding and the breakup”

This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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