交游 (jiāo yóu) — to make friends; to have friendly relations (with someone); to socialize
Definition
A written/literary verb meaning 'to socialize, to keep friendly contact with people' — used in formal prose and essays rather than daily speech, unlike the colloquial 交朋友.
verb
to make friendsto have friendly relations (with someone)to socialize
Examples
- 交游，。Tā xǐ huan jiāo yóu guǎng fàn, gè háng gè yè dōu yǒu péng you.He likes to make friends widely and has friends from all walks of life.
- ，交游。Gǔ dài wén rén cháng yǐ shī huì yǒu, bǐ cǐ jiāo yóu.Ancient literati often gathered with friends through poetry and socialized with each other.
- ，交游。Zài tā liú xué qī jiān, jiāo yóu le bù shǎo yì guó péng you.During his study abroad, he made quite a few foreign friends.
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