访友 (fǎng yǒu) — to visit a friend; to call on a friend

Definition

访友 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to visit a friend'. The verb 访 and the object 友 can split when inserting measure words, durations, or other elements — for example, 访了一次友 ('visited a friend once'). The object 友 is not used independently in modern Chinese; it only appears in this compound and a few others like 亲友.

v.o.

to visit a friendto call on a friend

Examples

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Wǒ zuótiān fǎng le yí cì yǒu.
I visited a friend yesterday.
访友。
Tā dǎsuàn míngtiān qù fǎng yǒu.
He plans to go visit a friend tomorrow.
，访友。
Zhōumò yǒu kòng dehuà, wǒmen yìqǐ fǎng yǒu ba.
If we have time on the weekend, let's visit friends together.

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