Definition

1. Noun:
   • Friendship, Amity: A state of mutual trust, goodwill, and peaceful relations between individuals, groups, or nations. It implies a formal or official bond of peace and cooperation.
   • Friendly: Used attributively as an adjective to describe relationships, actions, or agreements characterized by such goodwill.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Hai nước đã duy trì mối quan hệ hữu nghị lâu dài. (The two countries have maintained a long-term relationship of friendship.)
  • Tình hữu nghị giữa nhân dân hai nước rất sâu sắc. (The friendship between the peoples of the two countries is very profound.)

• Adjective (Attributive use):

  • Đây là chuyến thăm hữu nghị. (This is a friendly visit.)
  • Họ đã ký một hiệp ước hữu nghị và hợp tác. (They signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal, diplomatic, or official contexts to describe state-to-state or institutional relationships. It carries a stronger and more formal connotation than the everyday word for friendship ("tình bạn").

Variants and Related Words

• Hữu nghị viên (n): A historical term for a "friend," often used in literary or formal contexts to refer to a comrade or ally.
• Quan hệ hữu nghị (n phrase): Friendly relations; diplomatic ties of friendship.

Synonyms

• Friendship: The emotions or conduct of friends.
• Amity: A formal or friendly relationship between people or groups.
• Goodwill: Friendly, helpful, or cooperative feelings or attitude.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Hợp tác hữu nghị: Friendly cooperation.

  • Hai bên cam kết hợp tác hữu nghị vì sự phát triển chung. (Both sides commit to friendly cooperation for mutual development.)

• Tinh thần hữu nghị: The spirit of friendship.

  • Giải đấu được tổ chức trong tinh thần hữu nghị. (The tournament was organized in a spirit of friendship.)

1. Friendly
   • Hiệp ước hữu nghị
     A treaty of friendship society