Word of the day: 朋友,friend or friends. 友谊friendship

Both朋and 友 mean friends, so 朋友 friends, 友谊，friendship

The Independent Newspaper says on Tuesday: Social isolation is rife in Britain, according to new research showing that one in 10 people do not have a single close friend 朋友. A state of the nation report into the country’s relationships by the charity Relate has revealed how 4.7 million people in the country have no close friends 朋友at all.