Definition

Noun: * Companion(s), friend(s): Refers to a person or people with whom one shares a close, friendly relationship, often implying companionship, spending time together, and mutual support. It emphasizes the bond of fellowship more than just casual acquaintance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong cuộc sống, có bầu bạn tốt là điều quý giá. (In life, having good companions is precious.)
  • Ông cụ sống một mình, chỉ có mấy chú chim là bầu bạn. (The old man lives alone, with only a few birds as his companions.)
  • Họ đã là bầu bạn với nhau từ thuở nhỏ. (They have been friends since childhood.)

Advanced Usage

• "bầu bạn với...": to be a companion to..., to keep company with... (often used with objects or concepts to personify them).
  • Những năm tháng ở nước ngoài, anh ấy chỉ bầu bạn với sách vở. (During his years abroad, he only kept company with books.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bạn bè (noun): Friends, pals (a more common and general term for friends).
• Bạn đồng hành (noun): Travel companion, fellow traveler (emphasizes sharing a journey or path).

Synonyms

• Bạn: Friend.
• Bạn hữu: Comrade, close friend (slightly more formal or literary).
• Tri kỷ: Bosom friend, confidant (emphasizes deep understanding).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Anh em bầu bạn: Brothers and friends (a phrase denoting one's close social circle of relatives and companions).
  • Anh em bầu bạn xa gần đều tề tựu đông đủ. (Brothers and friends from near and far all gathered fully.)

noun

1. Friends
   • anh em bầu bạn xa gần
     brothers and friends everywhere