Definition

Noun: 1. Friends; comrades; companions: Refers to people with whom one shares a close, friendly bond, often based on mutual affection, trust, and shared interests or experiences. It implies a circle of close acquaintances or peers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy có rất nhiều bạn hữu thân thiết. (He has many close friends.)
  • Những bạn hữu của tôi luôn sẵn sàng giúp đỡ khi tôi gặp khó khăn. (My friends are always ready to help when I face difficulties.)
  • Họ không chỉ là đồng nghiệp mà còn là bạn hữu tốt của nhau. (They are not just colleagues but also good friends to each other.)

Advanced Usage

• The term bạn hữu often carries a slightly more formal or literary tone than the more common word bạn. It can imply a sense of camaraderie within a group or circle.
  • Vòng tròn bạn hữu (circle of friends)
  • Tình bạn hữu (friendship, comradeship)

Variants and Related Words

• Bạn (noun): Friend. A more general and common term for friend.
• Bạn bè (noun): Friends (plural sense). A common collective term for one's group of friends.
• Bạn thân (noun): Close/ best friend.
• Bạn đồng hành (noun): Companion (often for a journey or shared path).
• Hữu (noun, literary): Friend. An archaic Sino-Vietnamese root meaning "friend," often seen in compound words.

Synonyms

• Bạn bè: Friends.
• Bằng hữu (noun, literary): Friends, comrades. A synonym with a similar formal/literary register.
• Bạn đồng môn: Schoolmate, classmate (friend from school).
• Bạn tri kỷ (noun): Bosom friend, confidant (a friend who understands you deeply).

Related Phrases

• Kết bạn hữu: To become friends, to form a friendship.
  • Họ đã kết bạn hữu từ thời còn đi học. (They became friends from their school days.)
• Tình bạn hữu: Friendship, comradeship.
  • Tình bạn hữu của họ đã kéo dài hơn ba mươi năm. (Their friendship has lasted for over thirty years.)

noun

1. Friends