Chinese phrase
想和你做朋友 xiǎng hé nǐ zuò péng yǒu
Meaning
want to be friends with you
When to use it
Expresses a wish to be friends with someone. It is a friendly way to show interest in starting a friendship, often with a new acquaintance.
Example dialogue
我们刚认识，我想和你做朋友，可以交换联系方式吗？ wǒ men gāng rèn shí wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ zuò péng yǒu ké yǐ jiāo huàn lián xì fāng shì ma
We just met, and I want to be friends with you. Can we exchange contact information?
好啊，这是我的电话。 hǎo a zhè shì wǒ de diàn huà
Sure, here's my phone number.