旧交

舊交
jiùjiāo
  1. old friend
  2. former acquaintance

CEDICT

old acquaintance; old friend

Wiktionary

交往已久的朋友。《史记．卷三一．吴太伯世家》：「去齐，使于郑。见子产，如旧交。」《三国演义．第一九回》：「吾与玄德旧交，岂忍害他妻子？」也作「旧故」、「旧好」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 旧 jiù
  1. old
  2. opposite: new 新
  3. former
  4. worn (with age)
2 交 jiāo
  1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over
  2. to make friends
  3. (of lines) to intersect
  4. variant of 跤 jiāo

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故人 gùrén
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老友 lǎoyǒu
  1. old friend
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老朋友 lǎopéngyou
  1. old friend
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我们是老朋友了。

We're friends from way back.

We're old friends.

Source: Tatoeba

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