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Maple Posted 18 years ago
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your beneficial friend
your beneficial friend
Is it a commonly used phrase? If not, how to express it naturally?
Thanks in advance!
Is it a commonly used phrase? If not, how to express it naturally?
Thanks in advance!
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Maple, can you give a bit more about what you mean? There's an expression "friend with benefits" but I don't think that's what you mean.
- Maple, can you give a bit more about what you mean?
- There's an expression "friend with benefits" but I don't think that's what you mean.
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Maple, can you give a bit more about what you mean?
There's an expression "friend with benefits" but I don't think that's what you mean.
There's an expression "friend with benefits" but I don't think that's what you mean.
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It's not used.
your beneficial friend says that you benefit your friend in some way. "I am your beneficial friend" almost says, "You should be thankful you have me for a friend because I am so beneficial (useful, helpful, kind) to you."
I don't think this is what you mean, is it?
Did you mean your benefactor, i.e., someone who gives you money? I d
your beneficial friend says that you benefit your friend in some way. "I am your beneficial friend" almost says, "You should be thankful you have me for a friend because I am so beneficial (useful, helpful, kind) to you."
I don't think this is what you mean, is it?
Did you mean your benefactor, i.e., someone who gives you money? I d
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Hi, I was looking for the English translation of "ni de yi you", whose literal counterpart is your benificial friend, or your good friend.
I want to become "ni de yi you" often appears as a signiture of Chinese Christians.
Moreover, we can receive two broadcast channels whose names are "yi you" Channel No. 1, and "yi you" Channel No. 2 respecti
I want to become "ni de yi you" often appears as a signiture of Chinese Christians.
Moreover, we can receive two broadcast channels whose names are "yi you" Channel No. 1, and "yi you" Channel No. 2 respecti
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Chinese: ???????
Pin Yin: wo yuan zuo ni de yi you
Literal translation: I wish to be/become your benificial/good friend
My interpretations:
1? I wish to be the one who can help you especially in the spiritural aspect, who can bring you good or happiness.
Or, more def
Pin Yin: wo yuan zuo ni de yi you
Literal translation: I wish to be/become your benificial/good friend
My interpretations:
1? I wish to be the one who can help you especially in the spiritural aspect, who can bring you good or happiness.
Or, more def
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It's rarely possible to find a good translation for such a specific usage. What you have written, however, brings to mind the following possibilities for yi you.
mentor, teacher, advisor, counselor, guide, guiding star/light (poetic), shepherd (religious implications)
You might add the words friend and before any of those listed above, as in
mentor, teacher, advisor, counselor, guide, guiding star/light (poetic), shepherd (religious implications)
You might add the words friend and before any of those listed above, as in
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CalifJimIt's rarely possible to find a good translation for such a specific usage. What you have written, however, brings to mind the following possibilities for yi you.
mentor, teacher, advisor, counselor, guide, guiding star/light (poetic), shepherd (religious implications)
You might add the words friend and before any of t
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A beneficial friend is some one u can make-out wiht and still have a boyfriend/girlfriend and youv can conifined in them with stuff but you also have to trust them! Beneficial friend today is used among us teenagers and some times with adults! Its practicly a boyfriend but not really!
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