故友 (gù yǒu) — deceased friend (formal, literary)

Definition

Literary/formal noun for a friend who has passed away. More written than 老朋友 ('old friend', who is still alive).

noun

deceased friend (formal, literary)

故友。
Zhè wèi gù yǒu shēng qián shì yí wèi zhù míng de zuò jiā.
This deceased friend was a famous writer during his lifetime.
故友。
Tā xiě le yì piān wén zhāng jì niàn tā de gù yǒu.
He wrote an article in memory of his deceased friend.
故友。
gù yǒu De lí qù ràng wǒ men dōu hěn nán guò.
The passing of our deceased friend made us all very sad.