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What is the difference between a girlfriend and a girl friend? Or a boyfriend and a boy friend?

女朋友与女性朋友或者男朋友与男性朋友之间的区别是什么？

获得16.8k好评的答案@Mike Wilhelm

The space between them.

就是两者之间的距离。

Literally and figuratively.

不管是从字面上来看还是从意义上来看。

获得473好评的答案@Nirmal Vijay

The boyfriend gets the sex.The boy friend gets the PMS.

男朋友会让你得到性生活。男性朋友会让你得到经前综合症。

获得354好评的答案@Ankit Apurv

Girlfriend = Temporary + You pay the bills

女朋友=临时关系+你买单

Girl Friend = Permanent + You both share the bill

女性朋友=永久关系+两个人一起买单

获得29好评的答案@Aashish Jhurani

A Girl Friend is a person who can help you to find a GirlFriend.

女性朋友会帮你找个女朋友。

A GirlFriend is a person who will kill you if you ask her to help you to find a Girl Friend.

如果你让你的女朋友帮你找个女性朋友，她会宰了你。

获得156好评的答案

Girl friend = girlfriend - sex.

女性朋友=女朋友-性生活

获得38好评的答案@Jasleen Kour

BOYFRIEND:accepts and loves you the way you are....

男朋友：只要是你，他都会接受并且爱着······

BOY FRIEND:tries to eliminate your flaws and strives you to become better day by day.....

男性朋友：会试图改掉你的缺点并且激励你逐渐变得更好

获得38好评的答案

You can go and cry in your BOY-FRIEND's arms saying "I miss my BOYFRIEND"

你可以哭着扑进男性朋友的臂弯里说“我想念我的男朋友”

But you can’t cry in your BOYFRIEND's arms saying "I miss my BOY-FRIEND"

但是你不可能在你男朋友的臂弯里哭着说“我想念我的男性朋友”

获得32好评的答案@Amitoj Kaur Chawla

Your boy friend can be gay. But your boyfriend is certainly not gay.

你的男性朋友可以是个基佬，但是你的男朋友肯定不是基佬。