Friends in Chinese: conversation questions

A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about friends in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你有很多朋友吗?Do you have many friends?
  2. 你最好的朋友叫什么?What's your best friend called?
  3. 你常和朋友聊天吗?Do you often chat with your friends?
  4. 你和最好的朋友是怎么认识的?How did you meet your best friend?
  5. 你和同事或同学关系怎么样?How do you get on with your colleagues or classmates?
  6. 你周末常约朋友在哪儿见面?Where do you usually meet up with friends at weekends?
  7. 你有网友吗?你们见过面吗?Do you have any online friends? Have you met them?
  8. 你觉得友谊里最重要的是什么?What do you think matters most in a friendship?

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The Friends word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.

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