| 友 | yǒu | friend |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | friendly (relations); Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend; CL:个,位 |
| 友谊 | yǒu yì | companionship; fellowship; friendship |
| 战友 | zhàn yǒu | comrade-in-arms; battle companion |
| 友人 | yǒu rén | friend |
| 工友 | gōng yǒu | workmate |
| 友爱 | yǒu ài | friendly affection; fraternal love |
| 亲友 | qīn yǒu | friends and relatives |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | children; CL:个 |
| 友情 | yǒu qíng | friendly feelings; friendship |
| 校友 | xiào yǒu | schoolmate; alumnus; alumna |
| 好友 | hǎo yǒu | good friend; CL:个 |
| 盟友 | méng yǒu | ally |
| 友邦 | yǒu bāng | friendly state; ally |
| 良友 | liáng yǒu | good friend; companion |
| 友军 | yǒu jūn | friendly forces; allies |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | male friend; boyfriend |
| 三朋四友 | sān péng sì yǒu | friends; cronies |
中国人民对外友好 协会 | Zhōng guó rén mín duì wài yǒu hǎo xié huì | Chinese People's Association For Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) |
| 串亲访友 | chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu | to call on friends and relations (idiom) |
| 交友 | jiāo yǒu | to make friends |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péng you | to make friends; to start an affair with sb |
| 住友 | Zhù yǒu | Sumitomo, Japanese company |
| 化敌为友 | huà dí wéi yǒu | to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom) |
| 博友 | bó yǒu | lit. blog friend |
| 友善 | yǒu shàn | friendly |
| 友好区 | Yǒu hǎo qū | Youhao district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang |
| 友好访问 | yǒu hǎo fǎng wèn | friendly visit |
| 友好关系 | yǒu hǎo guān xì | good relations |
| 友悌 | yǒu tì | brotherly bond |
| 友谊地久天长 | Yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng | Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 罗伯特・伯恩斯[Luo2 bo2 te4 · Bo2 en1 si1], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell; also rendered 友谊万岁 or 友谊天长地久 |
| 友谊天长地久 | Yǒu yì tiān cháng dì jiǔ | Auld Lang Syne; see 友谊地久天长 |
| 友谊峰 | yǒu yì fēng | Mt Friendship, the highest peak of the Altai mountains |
| 友谊县 | Yǒu yì xiàn | Youyi county in Shuangyashan 双鸭山, Heilongjiang |
| 友谊万岁 | Yǒu yì wàn suì | Auld Lang Syne; see 友谊地久天长 |
| 友谊赛 | yǒu yì sài | friendly match; friendly competition |
| 友邦保险公司 | Yǒu bāng bǎo xiǎn gōng sī | American International Group (AIG), insurance company |
| 女友 | nǚ yǒu | a girlfriend |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | female friend; girlfriend |
| 好朋友 | hǎo péng you | good friend |
| 室友 | shì yǒu | roommate |
| 密友 | mì yǒu | close friend |
| 师友 | shī yǒu | friend who you can seek advice |
| 年友 | nián yǒu | friendship of people in same year; one's contemporaries |
| 张学友 | Zhāng Xué yǒu | Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), cantopop and film star |
| 快餐交友 | kuài cān jiāo yǒu | speed dating |
| 悌友 | tì yǒu | to show brotherly love for friends |
患难之交才是真正 的朋友 | huàn nàn zhī jiāo cái shì zhēn zhèng de péng you | a friend in need is a friend indeed (English proverb); cf idiom 患难之交, a friend in need |
| 慕道友 | mù dào yǒu | religious investigator |