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    Expressing 'to make friends' with 交朋友 (jiāo péngyou)

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    Structure

    和/跟 + Person + 交朋友

    Explanation

    交朋友 (jiāo péngyou) means "to make friends" and is one of the most common collocations using 交. The verb 交 here means "to form" and 朋友 means "friends." For example, 和你交朋友 means "to make friends with you."

    Examples

    • 我想和你交朋友，可以吗？

      wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ jiāo péngyǒu, kěyǐ ma?

      I'd like to be friends with you—is that okay?

    • 出去旅行最开心的事就是交朋友。

      Chūqù lǚxíng zuì kāixīn de shì jiùshì jiāo péngyou.

      The happiest thing about traveling is making friends.

    • 他到了新学校，很快就交到了朋友。

      Tā dào le xīn xuéxiào, hěn kuài jiù jiāo dào le péngyou.

      When he arrived at the new school, he quickly made friends.

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