<p>I think this is a bit like when you say <code>I can't say nothing</code>.<br>
If it is already nothing, of course you can't say it.<br>
So both <code>I can't say nothing</code> and 『多结交朋友』are just convention.</p>

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2015-09-03T02:56:01.530Z
Of course in London that would be 'I can't say nuffink' or 'Mum's the word'
Pedroski
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<p>As a native speaker, I'd like to say that <code>多结交朋友</code> can not be translated directly into <code>make friends with a lot of friends</code>. Instead is should be translated into <code>make a lot of friends</code>. <code>结交</code> here is equals to the word <code>make</code> in phrase <code>make friend</code>. 
So it's OK to say <code>多结交朋友</code>.</p>

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Weibo Li
<p>This little text is talking about the importance of 人脉关系. If you want to be successful, you should make a lot of friends.</p>

<p>(in brackets added by me, not in the original text)</p>

<p>（如果你）多结交能认同你的做法、想法和才华的朋友，他们一定会为你带来好运。</p>

<p>I often wonder about the scope of 的 when it is used to indicate a preceding descriptive phrase.</p>

<p>I think the adjectival phrase for 朋友 is [能认同你的做法、想法和才华]. I don't think 结交 comes under the scope of the second 的。</p>

<p>Take away the adjective and we have '多结交朋友‘ 'make friends with a lot of friends' which seems a bit contradictory. If they are friends, there is no need to make friends with them. If they are not friends, then they are just 人。</p>

<p>Is the Chinese text ok?</p>

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2015-09-03T01:44:20.403Z
This text is OK. It's just conventional to say 结交朋友 like we say 'meet friends' in English - they are not friends yet at the start of the meeting.
NS.X.
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I assumed 结交 was 'make friends' I found a dictionary entry which gives 结交 as 'associate with' and zdic gives '与人交际往来,联络友谊'. I'm just a bit wary because this book sometimes seems to be a bit wierd.
Pedroski
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Is it possible to 结交朋友？
# Is it possible to 结交朋友？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-03)

This little text is talking about the importance of 人脉关系. If you want to be successful, you should make a lot of friends.

(in brackets added by me, not in the original text)

（如果你）多结交能认同你的做法、想法和才华的朋友，他们一定会为你带来好运。

I often wonder about the scope of 的 when it is used to indicate a preceding descriptive phrase.

I think the adjectival phrase for 朋友 is [能认同你的做法、想法和才华]. I don't think 结交 comes under the scope of the second 的。

Take away the adjective and we have '多结交朋友‘ 'make friends with a lot of friends' which seems a bit contradictory. If they are friends, there is no need to make friends with them. If they are not friends, then they are just 人。

Is the Chinese text ok?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This text is OK. It's just conventional to say 结交朋友 like we say 'meet friends' in English - they are not friends yet at the start of the meeting.  
> **username_0**: I assumed 结交 was 'make friends' I found a dictionary entry which gives 结交 as 'associate with' and zdic gives '与人交际往来,联络友谊'. I'm just a bit wary because this book sometimes seems to be a bit wierd.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-09-03. Score: 1

I think this is a bit like when you say `I can't say nothing`.  
If it is already nothing, of course you can't say it.  
So both `I can't say nothing` and 『多结交朋友』are just convention.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Of course in London that would be 'I can't say nuffink' or 'Mum's the word'  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-09-07. Score: 0

As a native speaker, I'd like to say that `多结交朋友` can not be translated directly into `make friends with a lot of friends`. Instead is should be translated into `make a lot of friends`. `结交` here is equals to the word `make` in phrase `make friend`.
So it's OK to say `多结交朋友`.


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