a comparative study of chinese and american friendship

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1、AComparativeStudyofChineseandAmericanFriendshipabstract:peoplefromdifferentcountriesarecultivatedandinfluencedbytheirownuniquecultures,whichleadtotheirdifferentdefinitionsandcognitionstotheconceptoffriendship.thispaperthroughthepresentationofvariouscasesofamericanandchineseattitudesand

2、behaviorstofriends,discussesthedeepcausesfromtheperspectiveofuncertaintyavoidanceandindividualismwiththeaimtofurtherpromotesuccessfulcross-culturalcommunication.keywords:friendship,uncertaintyavoidance,individualismclcnumber：h319.4documentcode：aarcitleid：1672-1578（2012）01-0001-021.def

3、initionsoffriendinchinaandamericafromtheancienttimeson,“friends”and“friendships”havealwaysbeenthethemethatpeoplepaymuchattentiontoandsingthepraisesof.however,indifferentculturalbackground,peopleobtainrelativelydifferentunderstandingstothem.1.1chinesedefinition.chenxiangmingoncepointe

4、dout:朋友(“friends”inchinese）iscombinedwiththecharacter朋and友,inwhich朋istheintegrationofanothertwocharacters月.itseemsthatsinceanearlyagechinesepeoplehavecometomakefriendswithwhomtheysharethesimilarcharacteristicsandinterests,justasthechinesesaying道不同不相为谋.whenmentioningthemeaningof友,jiaogu

5、ochengsaidasanelderbrotheroneshouldtreatfriendsasone’sownbrothersandsisters,offeringthesameheart-feltcareandhelp.fromtheaboveexplanationsitisnotdifficulttoconcludechinesepeoplehaveputtoomuchfeelingsandemotionstofriends.accordingtothedefinitionsin新现代汉语辞典and汉语多用辞典,friendis彼此有交情的人or恋爱的对象。

6、1.2americandefinition.americansusetheword“friend”inaverygeneralway.theymaycallbothcasualacquaintancesandclosecompanions“friends.”inaccordancewithoxfordadvancedlearner’senglish-chinesedictionary,friendmeans(1)persononeknowsandlikes,butwhoisnotarelation,(2)helper,supporter,orpatronofsom

7、ething,(3)personsofthesamecountry,group,etcasoneself,ally,(4)personbeingaddressedinpublic.obviously,thechineseandamericanshavedifferentcognitionstofriend,whichispresentedinthedifferentdictionarydefinitions.chinesepeopledefinefriendveryexactly;theydonotthinkallacquaintances,classmate