English–Chinese
“friendly” in Chinese
How to say “friendly” in Chinese
“Friendly” in Chinese is 友好 (yǒu hǎo).
A welcoming attitude that makes people easy to approach without making them close friends.
Example sentences with 友好
老师对新同学很友好。lǎo shī duì xīn tóng xué hěn yóu hǎo
The teacher is very friendly to the new classmate.
Tips for using 友好
- English speakers often connect this word with close friendship, but Chinese also uses it for a polite, welcoming relationship between strangers, groups, or countries.
Other Chinese words for “friendly”
老师对学生很和蔼。lǎo shī duì xué shēng hěn hé ǎi
The teacher is very friendly to the students.
她对客人很亲热。tā duì kè rén hěn qīn rè
She is very friendly toward the guests.
他对我很友善。tā duì wǒ hěn yǒu shàn
He is very friendly to me.
他很和气。tā hěn hé qì
He is very friendly.