友谊
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
友谊 (yǒuyì) · friendship
友谊 (yǒuyì) means “friendship”. It is written with 2 characters: 友 (friend) + 谊 (friendship). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 友谊 is built
The characters
友 yǒu · friend
What 友 is made of
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: Two hands 又 joined, representing friendship; 又 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
谊 yì · friendship
What 谊 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 宜yí — fitting
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 宀 — roof
Example sentences
我们的友谊很深。Wǒmen de yǒuyì hěn shēn.Our friendship is very deep.
祝我们的友谊长存!Zhù wǒmen de yǒuyì cháng cún!Here's to our lasting friendship!
Questions about 友谊
What does 友谊 mean?
友谊 (yǒuyì) means “friendship”.
How do you pronounce 友谊?
友谊 is pronounced yǒuyì.
Which HSK level is 友谊?
友谊 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend
- 女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend
- 朋友péngyoufriend
- 网友wǎngyǒuonline friend
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 交朋友jiāo péngyouto make friends
- 老朋友lǎo péngyouold friend
- 友好yǒuhǎofriendly
- 好友hǎoyǒuclose friend
- 友情yǒuqíngfriendship
Learn 友谊 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.